a drug used for lowering cholesterol, and therefore preventing and treating atherosclerosis that causes chest pain, heart attacks, and strokes. Common statins include Baycol, Crestor, and Zocor.
a type of cholesterol-reducing drug that lower the levels of fats (lipids) in the blood
drug used to control cholesterol levels.
a medicine that lowers blood cholesterol levels by inhibiting HMG-CoA reductase
a drug people take to reduce their cholesterol levels
a family of drugs used to control high cholesterol, a problem associated with obesity
A class of drug that lowers cholesterol.
A lipid-modifying drug that primarily reduces low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C). Recognised as the primary lipid modifying therapy in treatment guidelines.
(STA-tin) Any of a group of drugs that lower the amount of cholesterol and certain fats in the blood. Statins inhibit a key enzyme that helps make cholesterol. Statin drugs are being studied in the prevention and treatment of cancer.
A type of drug that inhibits cholesterol production in the liver. Return to previous page.
Generic name for cholesterol lowering medications
The statins (or HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors) form a class of hypolipidemic agents, used as pharmaceutical agents to lower cholesterol levels in people with or at risk for cardiovascular disease. They lower cholesterol by inhibiting the enzyme HMG-Co A reductase, which is the rate-limiting enzyme of the mevalonate pathway of cholesterol synthesis. Inhibition of this enzyme in the liver stimulates LDL receptors, resulting in an increased clearance of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) from the bloodstream and a decrease in blood cholesterol levels.
