Statins, drugs that are used to lower one's cholesterol, can save lives — but come with steep side effects for up to a third of people who need them. Now, a new study shows an alternative drug can also dramatically reduce heart disease risk.
, can save lives - but come with steep side effects for up to a third of people who need them. Now, a new study shows an alternative drug can also dramatically reduce heart disease risk.in The New England Journal of Medicine finds a Food and Drug Administration-approved drug reduces risk of heart disease, similar to statins, but without side effects many statin users experience.
A newer drug called Nexletol was approved in 2020 by the FDA to treat high cholesterol, but the new study published in NEJM shows that the drug also reduces the risk of heart disease. "Now we have a therapy we can give patients that is not a statin, does not have statin-related side effects that can lower LDL cholesterol substantially and importantly reduce cardiovascular morbidity," Dr. Steven E. Nissen, the lead investigator of the study, told ABC News.
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