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  2. 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 ...

  3. 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]

  4. 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]

  5. Rosuvastatin - Wikipedia

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    [33] [34] [35] Rosuvastatin 5 mg and 10 mg are examples of regimens meeting the USPSTF guideline; [32] however, insurers have discretion as to which low- and moderate-dose statin regimens to cover under this requirement, [36] and some only cover other statins. [37] The drug was billed as a "super-statin" during its clinical development; the ...

  6. Fewer people may need statins to prevent heart disease, new ...

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    A new way of determining heart disease risk may result in millions fewer people getting prescriptions for statins, according to new research. Heart doctors warned, however, that more information ...

  7. Alirocumab - Wikipedia

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    [17] [23] A phase 3 trial of statin intolerant patients called ODYSSEY ran for 65 weeks. [24] Results were presented at the 2014 European Society of Cardiology meeting. [25] A 78-week study of alirocumab in 2341 people taking statins who were at high risk for cardiovascular events and had high LDL cholesterol levels was published in April 2015.

  8. New Analysis Finds Millions of People on Statins May ... - AOL

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    New research finds that millions of people on statins may not need to be taking the drugs. Researchers came to this conclusion after updating the method of assessing an individual’s 10-year risk ...

  9. Bempedoic acid - Wikipedia

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    Bempedoic acid, sold under the brand name Nexletol among others, is a medication for the treatment of hypercholesterolemia (high blood cholesterol levels). [2] [3]The most common side effects include hyperuricemia (high blood levels of uric acid), pain in arms or legs, and anemia (low red blood cell counts).

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