Clin Lipidology. 2010;5(3):309-323. The usual starting dose of pitavastatin is 1 mg once daily. The dose should be adjusted at intervals of at least 4 weeks according to LDL-C levels, the goal of ...
Aug. 14, 2024 — More than a quarter of Australians over the age of 50 take cholesterol-lowering drugs to prevent heart disease and strokes, but our bodies also need cholesterol to survive.
Novartis' cholesterol-lowering drug Leqvio will be made available on the NHS in England and Wales, and could help to prevent up to 30,000 deaths, according to NICE.
USPSTF also raised questions about the safety of lipid-lowering drugs in children. “The current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms of screening for lipid ...
If it makes it through development, VERVE-101 could provide a one-off alternative to a lengthening list of PCSK9 inhibitors ... its twice-yearly cholesterol-lowering drug Leqvio the multi-billion ...