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  2. A large clinical trial finds that bempedoic acid can lower cholesterol and reduce your heart attack risk—and do that without the pain associated with statins.

  3. Statin - Wikipedia

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    Statins remain a first-line treatment in familial hypercholesterolemia, [54] although other cholesterol-reducing measures may be required. [56] In people with homozygous deficiencies, statins may still prove helpful, albeit at high doses and in combination with other cholesterol-reducing medications. [57]

  4. Cardiovascular agents - Wikipedia

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    Cardiovascular agents are drugs that affect the rate and intensity of cardiac contraction, blood vessel diameters, blood volume, blood clotting and blood cholesterol levels. [1] They are indicated to treat diseases related to the heart or the vascular system (blood vessels), such as hypertension , hyperlipidemia , coagulation disorders , heart ...

  5. Lipid-lowering agent - Wikipedia

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    Fibrates typically lower triglycerides by 20% to 50%. Level of the good cholesterol HDL is also increased. Fibrates may decrease LDL, though generally to a lesser degree than statins. Similar to statins, the risk of muscle damage exists. Nicotinic acid, like fibrates, is also well suited for lowering triglycerides by 20–50%. It may also lower ...

  6. 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]

  7. Gemfibrozil - Wikipedia

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    It belongs to the fibrates group of medications and works by decreasing the breakdown of lipids in fat cells. [3] Gemfibrozil was patented in 1968, and came into medical use in 1982. [6] It is available as a generic medication. [4] In 2022, it was the 231st most commonly prescribed medication in the United States, with more than 1 million ...

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