• The Cholestech LDX^® System enables health care professionals to get a full lipid profile and monitor liver enzymes with both ALT and AST results at the point of care.
• Get the information you need to monitor liver enzymes and make any necessary adjustments in a single patient visit. No outside labs, no waiting for results and no patient callbacks!
• Cholestech LDX ALT•AST test cassettes run on your CLIA-waived Cholestech LDX System requiring only a single fingerstick and delivering lab-accurate, reimbursable results all in just 5 minutes!

Which drugs require ALT•AST monitoring?
Lipid-Lowering Statins: Lipitor®, Zocor®, Mevacor®, Pravachol®, Lescol®, Crestor®, Advicor®, Caduet®, Vytorin®, lovastatin, pravastatin, simvastatin Fibrates: Tricor®, Lopid®, gemfibrozil Nicotinic acid
Antidiabetic Glitazones: Avandia®, Avandamet®, Avandaryl™, Actos®, Actoplus met™, Duetact™ Precose®
Antihypertensive ACE inhibitors, calcium antagonists, Caduet®
Selected other drugs Accutane®, Arava®, Naprosyn®, Lamisil®, Diclofenac®, Tasmar®, Soriatane®, methotrexate

To Learn More:

To learn more, view the ALT & AST Technical Bulletin or call Cholestech at 800.733.0404

 

Lipitor and Caduet are registered trademarks of Pfizer Inc. Zocor and Mevacor are registered trademarks of Merck & Co., Inc. Pravachol is a registered trademark of Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. Precose is a registered trademark of Bayer Corporation. Lescol and Lamisil are registered trademarks of Novartis Pharmaceutical Corporation. Advicor is a registered trademark of Kos Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Vytorin is a trademark of MSP Singapore Company, LLC. Tricor is a registered trademark of Abbott Laboratories. Avandia, Avandamet and Avandaryl are registered trademarks of GlaxoSmithKline. Actos, Actoplus met and Duetact are trademarks of Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd. Accutane, Naprosyn, Soriatane, and Tasmar are registered trademarks of Roche Pharmaceuticals. Arava is a registered trademark of Aventis Pharmaceuticals Inc. Crestor is a registered trademark of the AstraZeneca group of companies. Lopid is a registered trademark of Parke-Davis.