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  2. Ezetimibe - Wikipedia

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    Ezetimibe, sold under the brand name Zetia among others, is a medication used to treat high blood cholesterol and certain other lipid abnormalities. [3] [4] Generally it is used together with dietary changes and a statin. [5] Alone, it is less preferred than a statin. [4] It is taken by mouth. [4]

  3. Ezetimibe/simvastatin - Wikipedia

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    With median follow-up of 6 years, simvastatin+ezetimibe was found to reduce the primary outcome of CV mortality, major CV event, or nonfatal stroke (34.7% vs. 32.7%; P=0.016; NNT 50 per 7 years or NNT 350 per 1 year ). There was no reduction in all-cause or CV mortality with simvastatin+ezetimibe, though there was a reduction in MI and stroke. [6]

  4. Ezetimibe/atorvastatin - Wikipedia

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    Ezetimibe/atorvastatin (trade names Liptruzet, Atozet) is a cholesterol lowering combination drug.In the United States, it was approved in May 2013, by the Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of elevated low-density lipoprotein (LDL) in patients with primary or mixed hyperlipidemia as adjunctive therapy to diet. [1]

  5. Statin - Wikipedia

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    Guidelines by the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association recommend statin treatment for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease in adults with LDL cholesterol ≥ 190 mg/dL (4.9 mmol/L) or those with diabetes, age 40–75 with LDL-C 70–190 mg/dL (1.8–4.9 mmol/dL); or in those with a 10-year risk of developing ...

  6. Study Finds Changes in Cholesterol May Indicate Higher ...

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    While one-third of the nearly 10,000 participants were taking cholesterol-lowering medication (or a statin), none started, stopped, or changed the type of drug during the follow-up period.

  7. Cholesterol drug could be used in treatment of prostate cancer

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    Medication commonly used to treat blood cholesterol could be used to treat prostate cancer that has stopped responding to hormone treatment, scientists have found. ... About 3,800 men in Scotland ...

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