Daily for hypercholesterolemia management

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45-year-old man takes atorvastatin 40 mg once daily for hypercholesterolemia management. His medical history also includes plaque psoriasis, which recently became unresponsive to usual systemic treatments. His physician has prescribed cyclosporine, and the patient presents the prescription to you at the pharmacy. You are concerned about the potential for a DDI between atorvastatin and cyclosporine. Which one of the following monitoring parameters would be best to recommend for this patient if this combination is used? Creatinine phosphokinase Cyclosporine trough concentrations Liver function tests Serum creatinine.

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