Lipid-lowering agents, also sometimes referred to as hypolipidemic agents, cholesterol-lowering drugs, or antihyperlipidemic agents are a diverse group...

dyslipidemia is a risk factor for ASCVD, abnormal levels don't mean that lipid lowering agents need to be started. Other factors, such as comorbid conditions and...

other brand names) is a fibrate drug used as a lipid-lowering agent to treat hyperlipidaemia. It helps to lower LDL cholesterol and triglyceride in the blood...

Ciprofibrate is a fibrate that was developed as a lipid-lowering agent. It was patented in 1972 and approved for medical use in 1985. Fischer J, Ganellin...

Juxtapid in the US and Lojuxta in the EU, is a medication used as a lipid-lowering agent for the treatment of familial hypercholesterolemia, developed by...

contributed to 3.8 million deaths in 2021. Hypercholesterolemia Lipid-lowering agent Fatty acid ratio in food Ahrens EH Jr (July 1976). "The management...

Clofibrate (trade name Atromid-S) is a lipid-lowering agent used for controlling the high cholesterol and triacylglyceride level in the blood. It belongs...

CYP3A5*3 genetic polymorphisms). When more than 20 mg of simvastatin, a lipid-lowering agent, are given with amlodipine, the risk of myopathy increases. The FDA...

normally treated with statins, bile acid sequestrants, or other lipid-lowering agents that lower cholesterol levels. New cases are generally offered genetic...

tolerated and is effective at lowering the blood cholesterol. As of 2010, they were marketed as lipid-lowering agents in the Caribbean, Central and South...

intracellular cholesterol transporter 1. In China, it is used as a lipid-lowering agent and it has efficacy similar to ezetimibe. Ruan Z, Jiang B, Chen J...

(trade name Olbetam in Europe) is a niacin derivative used as a lipid-lowering agent. It reduces triglyceride levels and increases HDL cholesterol. It...

never-marketed antiestrogen ethamoxytriphetol (MER-25): 7  and the withdrawn lipid-lowering agent triparanol, as both contain the 1,1,2-triphenylethanol moiety within...

Lipids are a broad group of organic compounds which include fats, waxes, sterols, fat-soluble vitamins (such as vitamins A, D, E and K), monoglycerides...

metoprolol as alternatives. Atenolol should not be used as a first-line agent in uncomplicated hypertension in patients > 60 years. Alternatives are 4th...

Terlou RJ, Yu H, Koks CH, Gerdes VE (2015). "Traditional Chinese lipid-lowering agent red yeast rice results in significant LDL reduction but safety is...

1194395. Epub 2016 Jun 6. PMID 27223896. Bhardwaj SS, Chalasani N. Lipid-lowering agents that cause drug-induced hepatotoxicity. Clin Liver Dis. 2007 Aug;11(3):597-613...

The lipid bilayer (or phospholipid bilayer) is a thin polar membrane made of two layers of lipid molecules. These membranes are flat sheets that form a...

of the patients.[citation needed] Lipid-lowering agents such as fibrates and omega-3-fatty acids can be used to lower TG levels in LPLD; however, those...

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via the mechanisms described by the lipid hypothesis. As lipid-lowering medications, statins are effective in lowering LDL cholesterol; they are widely used...

discovered by Parke-Davis (later Pfizer) and developed as a possible lipid-lowering agent and treatment for atherosclerosis. The first description of avasimibe...

3-propanediol and two molecules of clofibric acid which is the true lipid-lowering agent. Verma N (2016). "Introduction to Hyperlipidemia and its Treatment:...

Policosanol: Clinical pharmacology and therapeutic significance of a new lipid-lowering agent. In: American Heart Journal, 2002, S. 356-365. – ISSN 0002-8703 (advisory)...

hypercholesterolemia), diet is often not sufficient to achieve the desired lowering of LDL, and lipid-lowering medications are usually required. If necessary, other treatments...

a statin, a type of lipid-lowering medication. It is used along with exercise, diet, and weight loss to decrease elevated lipid levels. It is also used...

who have average or lower-than-average cholesterol concentrations, in the Anglo-Scandinavian Cardiac Outcomes Trial—Lipid Lowering Arm (ASCOT-LLA): a multicentre...

It appears to be relatively safe in pregnancy. There is a lipid formulation that has a lower risk of side effects. It is in the polyene class of medications...

sterol biosynthesis which is described as a hypocholesterolemic (lipid-lowering) agent. It was first reported in 1977 and was studied until at least 1988...

Albendazol-sulfoxide Anthelmintic agent Sheep/Cattle In vitro Virkel, Lifschitz, Pis, & Lanusee, 2002 Lifibrol Lipid lowering  agent Dog In vitro Walter, & Hsu...