Combining Medications for Cholesterol Control
If your goal
LDL level is not reached after 3 months with a single
cholesterol medication, your doctor may consider starting a second medicine along with it. Combining medications can increase your cholesterol reduction, reverse or slow the advance of
atherosclerosis, and 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 medications that have been combined into one form include:
Cholesterol Medications and Lifestyle Changes
If your doctor prescribes medications for cholesterol, you also will need to:
Taking all these steps together may lessen the amount of cholesterol medication you need or make the medicine work better -- and that reduces your risk for a heart attack.
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