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Heart and cholesterol medications
- Zocor (Simvastatin) is an hmg-coa reductase inhibitor or "statin" used to lower bad cholesterol (LDL) and triglyceride levels in your blood or to raise good cholesterol (HDL) levels in adults.
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- Lipitor (ATORVASTATIN) belongs to the group of medicines called 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase inhibitors.It works by blocking an enzyme that is needed by the body to make cholesterol, thereby reducing the amount of cholesterol in the blood.
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- Generic Crestor (Rosuvastatin) is used to reduce the amounts of LDL (bad) cholesterol, total cholesterol, triglycerides (another type of fat), and apolipoprotein B (a protein needed to make cholesterol) in the blood. Rosuvastatin also increases the level of HDL (good) cholesterol in the blood. These actions are important in reducing the risk of atherosclerosis (fatty deposits in the arteries), which can lead to heart attack, stroke, and peripheral vascular disease.
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- Generic Norvasc (Amlodipine) is used to treat hypertension (high blood pressure) and to treat angina (chest pain).
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- Generic Plavix (Clopidogrel) is used in the prevention and treatment of heart attack, stroke, blood clots, and acute coronary syndrome.
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Cholesterol News
Doctors fail to cut cholesterol enough (Reuters)
Reuters - Only half of patients at high risk of heart disease are given the right targets for cutting their cholesterol and millions may suffer heart attack or stroke due to doctors' poor advice, scientists said on Thursday. You Can't Exercise Away TV's Toll on the Heart (HealthDay)
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, March 3 (HealthDay News) -- People who watch more television
in their 20s and 30s are more apt to develop heart disease risk factors by
the time they reach their mid-40s than people who spent less time in front
of the screen, a new study finds. Alternative to Statins Shows Promise (HealthDay)
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, March 10 (HealthDay News) -- A thyroid-derived
cholesterol-lowering drug that could be an alternative to the widely used
statin medications has done well in a small, early trial, Swedish and
American researchers report. |
