Doubt Cast on 2 Drugs Used to Lower Cholesterol
High LDL cholesterol is something we have to keep under control. Your Doctor will tell you if your level is too high and if so will most likely prescribe a medication to help you get it under control and keep it there. There is new evidence showing that Vytorin and Zetia may not work and should be used only as a last resort.
“nstead, physicians and patients should rely more heavily on older cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins, which have proven benefits and can be cheaper, the panel said.”
“The strongest recommendation we can make on this panel is to go back to statins,” said Dr. Harlan M. Krumholz, a cardiologist at Yale. “They work.””
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