But, for millions of people, statins simply don't do enough. Melinda Wenner Moyer explores ongoing efforts to develop new cholesterol-lowering drugs in light of clues that cardiovascular health is ...

NICE has set a new ... s cholesterol levels were lowered. Earlier this year, NICE also introduced guidance to encourage the use of statins, lowering the threshold for prescribing these drugs ...

A new type of drug - called bempedoic acid - could offer another weapon in the fight against bad cholesterol. An international study suggests the pill lowers cholesterol in people who continue to ...

Pharmacy benefits manager CVS Health has warned that the new PCSK9 inhibitor class of cholesterol ... cost of payments for drugs. In a new white paper from the World Without Disease initiative ...

Current AHA guidelines call for healthy Americans to bring LDL below 100 milligrams per deciliter (mg/dL) of blood, while those who’ve had a heart attack or stroke are encouraged to drop LDL at least ...

Overall, a 20% decrease in LDL cholesterol was seen. Participants reported that they would have found more information on drug interactions ... adjunct to OTC statin use. Without a physician ...

Most statin drugs are FDA-approved for children ... Our advisers say that lowering a child's cholesterol level without drugs and improving their overall health is vastly preferred over medication.

People with CKD often have risk factors for heart disease, too, which is why medications to control cholesterol and blood pressure are often prescribed. Statins are recommended for people at an ...