Myths and Facts About Cholesterol Medicines
Sources Reviewed by Nayana Ambardekar, MD on February 02, 2019 Medically Reviewed on February 02, 2019
Reviewed by Nayana
Ambardekar, MD on
February 02, 2019
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SOURCES:
American Heart Association: “Drug Therapy for Cholesterol.”
Cleveland Clinic: “Cholesterol Guide: How to Take Your Medicine,” “Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs,” “Plant Sterols and Stanols,” “Statin Medications and Heart Disease.”
European Society of Cardiology: “Statins Prevent Cataracts.”
Fisher Center for Alzheimer's Research Foundation: “Cholesterol-Lowering Statins May Ward off Dementia.”
FDA: “Controlling Cholesterol with Statins.”
Harvard Medical School: “FDA Changes Safety Information on Statin Drugs.”
Johns Hopkins Medicine: “Complementary and Alternative Medicines,” “How Statin Drugs Protect the Heart.”
National Heart, Blood and Lung Institute: “High Blood Cholesterol: What You Need to Know,” “How is High Blood Cholesterol Treated?”
The Johns Hopkins Lupus Center: “Cholesterol Medications (Statins).”
UpToDate: “Patient information: High cholesterol treatment options (Beyond the Basics).”
U.S. National Library of Medicine: “Coenzyme Q-10.”
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