The first line of treatment in lowering cholesterol levels are lifestyle changes such as proper diet, weight loss, and exercise Along with lifestyle change, your doctor is also likely to prescribe medication to help in lowering and maintaining your cholesterol levelsT...

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Indinavir 400 mg capsules are semitranslucent white capsules coded "CRIXIVAN[TM] 400 mg" in green. Other dose formulations of indinavir are available. Dosing may vary. "Merck & Co. is the second major drug company to announce an expanded access program for the d...

Figure 1. PBM Drug Expenditures by Therapeutic Category, 3Q2002 Asthma 3.69% Cholesterol 7.84% Diabetes 4.80% Hypertension 7.11% Migraine 2.04% NSAIDs/COX-2 5.01% Psychiatric 12.07% Allergy/Rhinitis 4.4...

Table 1. Selected Therapies for Managing Hypertriglyceridemia Triglyceride LDL-C increase/ Therapy reduction (%) reduction (%) Statins 20 to 40 18 to 55 At...

Lost in all the current debate over PPS, RUGs and prescription drug coverage is the fact that the pharmaceutical industry continues to make progress in developing new products for the long-term care market. Some have real potential for improving the wellbeing and qual...

The HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors (statins) include atorvastatin (Lipitor), cerivastatin (Baycol), fluvastatin (Lescol), lovastatin (Mevacor), pravastatin (Pravachol) and simvastatin (Zocor). These drugs are metabolized through the cytochrome P450 pathway. ...

Key Words: Drugs: administration and topical, Muscles.Many people have high blood cholesterol that may lead to heart disease (CHD). A multifaceted approach consisting of diet, exercise, and pharmacological management is recommended to lower the risk of CHD. (1) Ele...

Today's health-conscious culture is one that is pointedly focused on keeping certain bodily systems in line; we know that by paying close attention to such important levels as blood pressure, sugars, and cholesterol, we can put certain protective measures in place to ke...

Did you know that cholesterol and triglycerides equally are responsible for coronary disease risk? "Triglycerides traditionally have been viewed as second-class citizens," said Dr. Michael Miller, director of preventive cardiology at the University of Maryland Medical...

Cholesterol is formed from two different sources, as it is both created in the liver and derived from the different foods that we consume. There are also two different forms of cholesterol, LDL and HDL. LDL cholesterol is considered to be the bad form of cholesterol b...

Copyright 2008 by Carol L. Kornmehl. All rights reserved. No part of this article may be copied without express written permission by the author. A new study of more than 7,000 men suggests that those with localized prostate cancer (which means the disease hasn...

More than 40 percent of the average Americans suffer from high cholesterol levels. You may already know that high cholesterol levels affect your health by clogging your arteries and increasing the risk of heart disease, heart attack or stroke occurring.But what happen...

Statins may be your best hope for avoiding a heart attack if you have high cholesterol that you cannot lower through simple diet and exercise. Lovastatin (Mevacor), simvastatin (Zocor), fluvastatin (Lescol), paravastatin (Pravachol) and atorvastatin (Lipitor) are some...

What are statins?Statins are a chemical group of medicates which are normally employed to reduce the level of cholesterol in the blood. They include atorvastatin (Lipitor), fluvastatin (Lescol), pravastatin (Provachol), rosuvastatin, and simvastatin (Zocor). They each...

A new study of more than 7,000 men suggests that those with localized prostate cancer (which means the disease hasn't spread beyond the prostate gland) who take cholesterol reducing statin drugs or anti-inflammatory agents live longer than men who don't use these medi...

If you stumbled upon this article, you must have been asking yourself - what is the main cause for high cholesterol. Well, bad diet seems to be the general cause for high blood cholesterol, but 1 in every 500 cases may be due to genetic causes.The intake of foods that...

My doctor prescribed cholesterol lowering medicines. Why?Well, if you are asking yourself this, the answer is pretty simple - because your doctor seen it as an effective measure to treat your high cholesterol level. The risk of having a stroke or a heart attack is dra...

Diet and lifestyle changes are the first two things you should do if you are concerned about preventing or treating unhealthy cholesterol levels, whether or not your doctor prescribes a cholesterol medication. If those two changes alone won’t do well enough for your c...

Cholesterol is a lipid that is present in the cell membranes of all animal tissues. Scientists also consider it as sterol, a combination of steroid and alcohol. Eukaryotes synthesize cholesterol in the cells of the body. Hence, small amount of cholesterol is also pres...

Did you know that cholesterol and triglycerides equally are responsible for coronary disease risk? "Triglycerides traditionally have been viewed as second-class citizens," said Dr. Michael Miller, director of preventive cardiology at the University of Maryland Medical...

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Lost in all the current debate over PPS, RUGs and prescription drug coverage is the fact that the pharmaceutical industry continues to make progress in developing new products for the long-term care market. Some have real potential for improving the wellbeing and qua...