In a comparison test it perfomed as well as the standard anti-cholesterol drug lovastatin, normally only prescribed to people at serious risk. Lovastatin reduced LDL (low-density lipoprotein ...

Wider use of cholesterol-lowering drugs could save 10,000 lives each year in the UK, researchers said today. A major British study showed that far more people could benefit from the drugs ...

Millions of people take statins like Simvastatin (above) to lower their cholesterol levels. Newer PCSK9 inhibitor drugs can drop levels even further. Someone in the United States dies from heart ...

Sanofi referred to Amgen's suit in its response brief as a "blatant attempt" to rid the market for the anti-cholesterol drug of competitors at arguments. The company, represented by attorney Paul ...

An expensive but "game-changing" anti-cholesterol drug could soon be offered to hundreds of thousands of people in England and Wales on the NHS. NHS England says inclisiran, given as a twice-a ...

Is high cholesterol really bad? AN estimated one in three people above 40 are on anti-cholesterol drugs or some other cholesterol-lowering treatment. This is because about 40% of those above 40 ...

If likely to develop resistance, these patients could be switched to different drugs that destroy the oestrogen receptors entirely, such as fulvestrant. The study adds further weight to the argument ...