The nurse should monitor for myopathy (muscle pain) when a patient is taking which class of antilipemic drugs?
A) Bile acid sequestrants
B) Hydroxymethylglutaryl-coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase inhibitors
C) Fibric acid derivatives
D) Niacin
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