Anti-hyperlipidemic agents

Kinoshita, M.

Nihon Rinsho. Japanese Journal of Clinical Medicine 60(5): 968-974

2002


ISSN/ISBN: 0047-1852
PMID: 12030001
Document Number: 543749
There are several drugs for hyperlipidemia except for statin and fibrate. Resin is a commonly used drug for hypercholesterolemia and is known to very useful for the prevention of coronary heart disease(CHD). Probucol is also used for hypercholesterolemia and recently is known that it prevent the restenosis of the coronary artery after PTCA. Nicotinic acid is used for hypertriglyceridemia and hypercholesterolemia, both. It is also known to very useful for the prevention of CHD. Eicosapentaenoic acid is effective for hypertriglyceridemia and also shows an inhibition of platelets aggregation. These drugs as well as statin and fibrate are used in combination with each other for severe hyperlipidemia.

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