03-16-2019, 02:22 AM
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-47543985
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 have high levels despite taking other drugs such statins.
And scientists suggest the new therapy may also work as an alternative for people who are unable to take statins because of side-effects.
The research is published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Researchers say they have asked UK and US drug regulators to consider whether to approve the pill.
Nice . Cardiovascular disease is obviously one of the major killers in the Western world - so, the more weapons we have to fight it, the better.
Let's hope it continues to show promise in subsequent trials !
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 have high levels despite taking other drugs such statins.
And scientists suggest the new therapy may also work as an alternative for people who are unable to take statins because of side-effects.
The research is published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Researchers say they have asked UK and US drug regulators to consider whether to approve the pill.
Nice . Cardiovascular disease is obviously one of the major killers in the Western world - so, the more weapons we have to fight it, the better.
Let's hope it continues to show promise in subsequent trials !
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