Statins (or HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors) are a class of medications that lower cholesterol. They are prescribed typically to people who are at high risk...

Atorvastatin is a statin medication used to prevent cardiovascular disease in those at high risk and to treat abnormal lipid levels. For the prevention...

HMG-CoA (3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA) reductase inhibitors, called statins, was a breakthrough in the prevention of hypercholesterolemia and related...

Generally it is used together with dietary changes and a statin. Alone, it is less preferred than a statin. It is taken by mouth. It is also available in the...

Rosuvastatin, sold under the brand name Crestor among others, is a statin medication, used to prevent cardiovascular disease in those at high risk and...

Statin-associated autoimmune myopathy (SAAM), also known as anti-HMGCR myopathy, is a very rare form of muscle damage caused by the immune system in people...

an adjunctive therapy to reduce inflammation in periodontitis. Although statins may reduce CoQ10 in the blood it is unclear if they reduce CoQ10 in muscle...

with a statin or statin with other lipid-lowering therapies in patients unable to reach LDL-C goals with the maximum tolerated dose of a statin; or alone...

commonly used compared to statins because it treats a different type of cholesterol abnormality to statins. While statins have strong evidence for reducing...

widely available cholesterol-lowering drugs known collectively as the statins, which help treat dyslipidemia. HMG-CoA reductase is anchored in the membrane...

Hydroxymethylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase inhibitors (HMG-CoA inhibitors or statins) Statins may sometimes cause myalgia and cramps among other possible side effects...

the United States and other countries. Lovastatin and other prescription statin drugs inhibit cholesterol synthesis by blocking action of the enzyme HMG-CoA...

Simvastatin, sold under the brand name Zocor among others, is a statin, a type of lipid-lowering medication. It is used along with exercise, diet, and...

low risk, the use of statin therapy depends on individual patient factors such as age, cholesterol levels, and risk factors. Statins are considered the...

specifically PPARα, to decrease free fatty acid production. Statin drugs, especially the synthetic statins (atorvastatin and rosuvastatin) can decrease LDL levels...

and beta-blockers.   Antihyperlipidemic agents most often prescribed are statins, ezetimibe and fibrates. They either lower low-density lipoprotein cholesterol...

Erythromycin is an antibiotic used for the treatment of a number of bacterial infections. This includes respiratory tract infections, skin infections,...

with a statin or statin with other lipid-lowering therapies in people unable to reach LDL-C goals with the maximum tolerated dose of a statin, or alone...

begins with the mevalonate or HMG-CoA reductase pathway, the target of statin drugs, which encompasses the first 18 steps. This is followed by 19 additional...

salt) is a member of the blood cholesterol lowering medication class of statins. Pitavastatin is an inhibitor of HMG-CoA reductase, the enzyme that catalyses...

cholesterol levels in the blood. Statins are the typically used medications, in addition to healthy lifestyle interventions. Statins can reduce total cholesterol...

acid/ezetimibe is indicated as an adjunct to diet and maximally tolerated statin therapy for the treatment of adults with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia...

consisting of an extended release form of the lipid-lowering drug niacin and the statin drug simvastatin. It is used for the treatment of dyslipidemia. It was approved...

sudden cardiac deaths in stable coronary heart disease patients not using statins. Clarithromycin has been known to cause jaundice, cirrhosis, and kidney...

reduction than the statins, including statins alone at high dose (though not necessarily the combination of statins plus ezetimibe). Statins reduce high levels...

relationship between fungi and cholesterol biosynthesis led to the development of statin drugs, which are some of the best-selling pharmaceuticals in history. Endo...

(2015-10-13). "Clinical Effectiveness of Statin Therapy After Ischemic Stroke: Primary Results From the Statin Therapeutic Area of the Patient-Centered...

the treatment of high cholesterol and high blood pressure. It contains a statin and a calcium channel blocker. Amlodipine/atorvastatin is marketed under...

challenges the scientific consensus on cholesterol, saturated fat and statins. She has argued that high-blood cholesterol and high saturated fat consumption...

Pravastatin, sold under the brand name Pravachol among others, is a statin medication, used for preventing cardiovascular disease in those at high risk...