Combining Cholesterol Medicines
If your goal
LDL level is not reached after three months with a single medication for
cholesterol, your doctor may consider starting a second drug along with it. Combining medicines can reverse or slow down the advance of
atherosclerosis, increase cholesterol-lowering capabilities, 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 combination cholesterol drugs include:
Combining Lifestyle Changes With Cholesterol Medicine
If your doctor prescribes medication for cholesterol, you also will need to:
Taking all these steps together may reduce the amount of cholesterol medicine you need or make the medication work better -- and that reduces your risk for a heart attack.
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