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| Medication | Description |
|---|---|
| Atorvastatin | Atorvastatin is a cholesterol-lowering medication that belongs to a group called statins. Statins block the synthesis of cholesterol in the body. Unlike some of the older statins which have to be taken in the evening, atorvastatin can be taken at any time during the day. |
| Bezafibrate | Bezafibrate is a drug used to treat high triglyceride and VLDL-cholesterol levels. I |
| Cholestyramine | Cholestyramine binds to bile acids and thereby reduces the absorption of fats from the intestine into the blood stream. It also promotes the conversion of cholesterol into bile acids, thereby reducing the levels of cholesterol in the body. |
| Clofibrate | Clofibrate is a drug that reduces the level of triglycerides in the body. It should not be prescribed to patients with liver or kidney disease. |
| Colesevelam | Colesevelam is a bile acid-binding drug. Its side effects are usually associated with the digestive tract and include symptoms like indigestion and constipation. |
| Ezetimebe | Ezetimebe is an oral medication often used with other cholesterol-lowering medications to control blood cholesterol. It reduces the absorption of fat from the intestine. |
| Fenofibrate | Fenofibrate is a drug used to treat high triglyceride and VLDL-cholesterol levels. It appears to have a better ability to increase the levels of HDL-cholesterol, the good cholesterol, as compared to gemfibrozil. |
| Fluvastatin | Fluvastatin is a cholesterol-lowering medication that belongs to a group called statins. Statins block the synthesis of cholesterol in the body. |
| Gemfibrozil | Gemfibrozil is a drug that lowers the levels of triglycerides and VLDL-cholesterol. It should not be prescribed to patients with liver or severe kidney disease. |
| Lovastatin | Lovastatin is a cholesterol-lowering medication that belongs to a group called statins. Statins block the synthesis of cholesterol in the body. Lovastatin was the first statin to be available in the market. |
| Niacin / Nicotinic acid | Niacin or nicotinic acid is vitamin B3. When used in high concentrations, it reduces triglyceride and cholesterol levels. Flushing / itching of the skin and digestion problems could occur as side effects during its use. |
| Pitavastatin | Pitavastatin is a cholesterol-lowering medication that belongs to a group called statins. Like other statins, pitavastatin blocks the synthesis of cholesterol in the body. |
| Pravastatin | Pravastatin is a cholesterol-lowering medication that belongs to a group called statins. Statins block the synthesis of cholesterol in the body. |
| Rosuvastatin | Rosuvastatin is a cholesterol-lowering medication that belongs to a group called statins. Statins block the synthesis of cholesterol in the body. Like atorvastatin, rosuvastatin can be taken at any time during the day. |
| Simvastatin | Simvastatin is a drug that belongs to a group of drugs called statins. Statins are commonly used drugs that reduce blood lipid levels. Muscle soreness could occur in some individuals. |
| Saroglitazar | Saroglitazar is a drug that has been recently developed in India. It controls blood glucose as well as lipid levels, and is therefore useful to treat patients with diabetes along with abnormal lipid levels. |
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