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2. 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 ...

3. Are berberine supplements actually ‘nature’s Ozempic’? Here’s ...

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   Ozempic and Wegovy are brand medications of the same generic name: semaglutide. They are prescription GLP-1 agonists that promote weight loss by slowing digestion and reducing appetite , Lee says.

4. Fibrate - Wikipedia

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   In combination with statin drugs, fibrates cause an increased risk of rhabdomyolysis, idiosyncratic destruction of muscle tissue, leading to kidney failure. The less lipophilic statins are less prone to cause this reaction, and are probably safer to be combined with fibrates than the more lipophilic statins are. Drug toxicity includes acute ...

5. Bile acid sequestrant - Wikipedia

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   They are occasionally used as an adjunct to the statins as an alternative to the fibrates (another major group of cholesterol-lowering drugs), which are thought to increase the risk of rhabdomyolysis when used with statins. The bile-acid-binding resins can raise triglycerides modestly (about 5%) and cannot be used if the triglycerides are elevated.

6. 6 Popular Supplements Don't Lower ‘Bad’ Cholesterol, Study Finds

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   Reducing cardiovascular risk takes a three-pronged approach: nutrition, exercise, and in certain cases, medications, the study author explained. 6 Popular Supplements Don't Lower ‘Bad ...

7. Trodusquemine - Wikipedia

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   Trodusquemine is a spermine metabolite of cholesterol. The steroid ring consists of a cholestane with a hydroxyl group at C-7 and sulfate group at C-24; spermine is conjugated to the steroid moiety at C-3. It is structurally similar to squalamine, which features a spermidine moiety instead of spermine. [3]