How statins and blood pressure drugs work after weight-loss surgery
Treatments studied
Part of Hormones & metabolism clinical trials.
This study looks at how two common medicines, rosuvastatin (for cholesterol) and losartan (for blood pressure), are absorbed after weight-loss surgery. It may help doctors choose the right doses for people who have had this surgery.
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Who can take part
- You are between 18 and 65 years old.
- You are scheduled to have either Roux-en-Y gastric bypass or sleeve gastrectomy.
- You have not had any previous weight-loss surgery.
- You are not currently taking rosuvastatin or other statins, or you can stop them safely under a doctor's supervision before the study.
- You do not have serious liver or kidney problems.
- You are not pregnant.
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