10 Ways To Lower Cholesterol

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Mary Salazar
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9Medications

In case lifestyle and diet changes are not effective or quick enough in reducing cholesterol levels, consider taking some cholesterol-lowering drugs. These medications are made to provide effects on LDL cholesterol in the short term, normally in several weeks. Commonly prescribed options for those with high cholesterol include:

– Nicotinic acid: reduce LDL cholesterol from 5 to 15 percent

– Bile acid resins: reduce LDL cholesterol from 15 to 30 percent

– Ezetimibe: reduce LDL cholesterol from 18 to 25 percent

– Statin: reduce LDL cholesterol from 25 to 55 percent and also increase HDL cholesterol and reduce triglycerides [9]

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