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• Health: Conditions and Diseases: Nutrition and Metabolism Disorders: Cholesterol and Other Fats  (45)

» Cholesterol Lowering Medicines - US NIH National Heart, Blood, and Lung Institute advice on the use of medications to reduce LDL cholesterol. Includes discussions of statins, bile acid sequestrants, nicotinic acid, and fibrates.




» Cholesterol Reducing Drugs - American Heart Association encyclopedia article on drugs for this purpose, discussing conditions treated, possible side effects, overdose signs, and other topics.




» Cholesterol-Lowering Agents - "Advance for Nurses" professional educational material about this class of medications and their use in reducing hyperlipidemia.




» Statin Effects Study Survey - Enables people from around the world to self-report adverse effects of statin drug use, or use of other cholesterol drugs. From University of California, San Diego School of Medicine.

» Statins News from Medical News Today - Press releases and other current information on this group of medications. [RSS]