Several nonstatin drugs, including ezetimibe, nicotinic acid and fibrates, have been challenged in recent years due to negative results from clinical trials. It is important that we clearly ...

and some 10% to 15% of all emergency room visits are related to medication reactions or drug interaction problems in seniors. Part of the problem is that many people over 65 see multiple physicians.

The standard treatment for HoFH is LDL apheresis combined with maximum tolerated potent statins, ezetimibe and bile acid sequestrants. In untreated HoFH, coronary heart disease usually develops in ...