High Cholesterol Medicine

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There are five major types of high cholesterol medicines:

Statins

Very effective in lowering LDL (bad) cholesterol levels

Safe for most people

Rare side effects to watch for are liver and muscle problems

Bile Acid Sequestrants (seh-KWES-trants)

Help lower LDL cholesterol levels

Sometimes prescribed with statins

Not usually prescribed as the only medicine to lower cholesterol

Nicotinic (Nick-o-TIN-ick) Acid

Lowers LDL cholesterol and triglycerides, and raises HDL (good) cholesterol

Should only be used under a doctor's supervision

Fibrates

Lower triglycerides

May increase HDL (good) cholesterol levels

When used with a statin, may increase the chance of muscle problems

Ezetimibe

Lowers LDL cholesterol

May be used with statins or alone

Acts within the intestine to block cholesterol absorption

Please Note :

When trying to lower your cholesterol or keep it low with high cholesterol medicine it is important to remember to follow your treatments for other conditions you may have, such as high blood pressure. Get help with quitting smoking and losing weight if they are risk factors for you. You may take medicines for other health problems. It is important that you take ALL high cholesterol medicines as your doctor prescribes. The combination of medicines may lower your risk for heart disease or heart attack.

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