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2. Vitamin Once Prescribed to Lower Heart Disease Risk May ...

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   There are prescription medications like Niaspan and its generic equivalent niacin ER that deliver 500 to 1,000 milligrams of extended-release niacin that are used to treat high blood cholesterol ...

3. Lipid-lowering agent - Wikipedia

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   The niacin derivative acipimox is also associated with a modest decrease in LDL. Bile acid sequestrants (resins, e.g. cholestyramine) are particularly effective for lowering LDL-C by sequestering the cholesterol-containing bile acids released into the intestine and preventing their reabsorption from the intestine. It decreases LDL by 15–30% ...

4. How to eat your way to lower cholesterol

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   Cholesterol is measured in milligrams per deciliter of blood — or mg/dl. Ideally, healthy people should have an LDL of 100 mg/dl or lower and an HDL above 60.

5. A cholesterol-lowering alternative to statins reduces deaths ...

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   An alternative to statins may help reduce deaths from heart disease among people with high levels of LDL, or “bad” cholesterol, new research finds.. When taken as a daily pill, bempedoic acid ...

6. 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]

7. Pitavastatin - Wikipedia

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   Pitavastatin is indicated for hypercholesterolaemia (elevated cholesterol) and for the prevention of cardiovascular disease. [citation needed]A 2009 study of the 104-week LIVES trial found pitavastatin increased HDL cholesterol, especially in patients with HDL lower than 40 mg/dL, who had a 24.6% rise, in addition to reducing LDL cholesterol 31.3%. [5]