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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. In two studies, experimental drugs for cholesterol show ...

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    Both medications target people born with a genetic predisposition to high cholesterol. While drugs like statins, as well as diet and exercise, can help these individuals manage cholesterol, they ...

  4. Non-statin cholesterol-lowering drugs may help reduce liver ...

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    Out of five non-statin cholesterol-lowering drug classes, only cholesterol absorption inhibitors are found to reduce the risk of liver cancer, a new study has found. The link between liver cancer ...

  5. Bempedoic acid/ezetimibe - Wikipedia

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    In the United States, bempedoic acid/ezetimibe is indicated as an adjunct to diet and maximally tolerated statin therapy for the treatment of adults with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia or established atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease who require additional lowering of LDL-C. [1]

  6. Fenofibrate - Wikipedia

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    Fenofibrate (sold under the brand name Tricor among others), is an oral medication of the fibrate class used to treat abnormal blood lipid levels. [3] It is less commonly used compared to statins because it treats a different type of cholesterol abnormality to statins.

  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. Gemfibrozil - Wikipedia

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    Gemfibrozil, sold under the brand name Lopid among others, is a medication used to treat abnormal blood lipid levels. [3] It is generally less preferred than statins. [3] [4] Use is recommended together with dietary changes and exercise. [3]

  9. 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 ...

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