Cholesterol Medicine

cholesterol medicines  taken for high cholesterol level acts in various mode of action.

The management of hyperlipidaemia should be directed  initially at excluding secondary causes of high cholesterol.

Most of the cases with high cholesterol level attending lipid clinics are improved by taking "cholesterol free diet" before considering to take cholesterol drugs.

Apart from diet high cholesterol  is controlled  by reducing other risk factors like

Hypertension,

Diabetes,

Thyroid disease,

Smoking.

cholesterol drugs should not be considered before controlling other factors.

Types of High Cholesterol and Cholesterol Drugs

Type I(and some Type V)

Reduce the fat intake to 10% of total caloric intake.

Type IIa (Mild to moderate high cholesterol level)

Usually responds to diet control.

But in cases of familial hypercholesteraemia always need drugs like cholestyramine or cholestepol and simvastatin.

Type II b and IV

These type people are usually associated with

Overweight

Diabetes,

and Alcohol.

In these types fibrates and niacin are given.

Type III

Usually controlled with cholesterol free diet.

It not controlled by diet fibrates or given.

Other cholesterol drugs are

Omega-3 marine triglycerides(Maxepa)

Probucol(Lurselle)

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