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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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   It is a combination of ezetimibe (known as Zetia in the United States) and the statin drug simvastatin (known as Zocor in the US). Ezetimibe reduces blood cholesterol by acting at the brush border of the small intestine and inhibiting the absorption of cholesterol, leading to a decrease in the delivery of intestinal cholesterol to the liver.

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. FDA Approves Powerful New Cholesterol Drug

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   Merck gained Food and Drug Administration approval for its powerful new cholesterol drug Liptruzet, a combination of two already-approved drugs, Pfizer's Lipitor and Merck's Zetia. Merck already ...

6. The Next Cholesterol-Fighting Blockbuster Drug?

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   Editor's Note: At 3:44, the speaker incorrectly stated that Zetia (ezetimibe) is an off-patent statin drug. Zetia is actually a cholesterol absorption inhibitor and its patent has not yet expired.

7. Statin - Wikipedia

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   Cholesterol synthesis appears to occur mostly at night, [140] so statins with short half-lives are usually taken at night to maximize their effect. Studies have shown greater LDL and total cholesterol reductions in the short-acting simvastatin taken at night rather than the morning, [141] [142] but have shown no difference in the long-acting ...

8. Cholesterol absorption inhibitor - Wikipedia

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   Cholesterol absorption inhibitors are known to have a synergistic effect when combined a class of antihyperlipidemics called statins, to achieve an overall serum cholesterol target. For statin-resistant or statin-sensitive populations that are characterized by low one-year compliance rates, such a combination therapy is proving to be especially ...

9. Lipid-lowering agent - Wikipedia

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   Lipid-lowering agents, also sometimes referred to as hypolipidemic agents, cholesterol-lowering drugs, or antihyperlipidemic agents are a diverse group of pharmaceuticals that are used to lower the level of lipids and lipoproteins, such as cholesterol, in the blood (hyperlipidemia). The American Heart Association recommends the descriptor ...