Cholesterol Absorption Inhibitors
These
cholesterol drugs lower
LDL and can be used alone or in combination with
statin drugs. Cholesterol absorption inhibitors act within the intestine to block cholesterol absorption.
Combining Drugs for Cholesterol Treatment
If your goal LDL level is not reached after 3 months of taking a single cholesterol medication, your healthcare provider may consider starting a second medicine along with it. Combining cholesterol medications can:
- Increase cholesterol-lowering effects
- Reverse or slow the advance of atherosclerosis
- Further decrease the chance of a heart attack or related death.
The use of low doses of each medicine may help reduce the side effects of the drugs.
Examples of cholesterol medicines that have been combined into one form include:
Lifestyle Changes and Cholesterol Drugs
If your healthcare provider prescribes a drug regimen for your
high cholesterol, you also will need to:
Taking all these steps together may lessen the amount of drugs you need or make the medicine work better -- and that reduces your risk for a heart attack.
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