Ezetimibe lowers low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, but current lipid-lowering guidelines in the United States and Canada do not recommend it as a first option for either primary or secondary ...

Ezetimibe oral tablet is available as a generic drug and a brand-name drug. Brand name: Zetia. Ezetimibe comes only as a tablet you take by mouth. Ezetimibe oral tablet is used to reduce high ...

Statin therapy reduces low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol levels and the risk of cardiovascular events, but whether the addition of ezetimibe, a nonstatin drug that reduces intestinal ...

IMPROVE‑IT was a randomised, double‑blind, active‑controlled study in 18,144 patients with stabilised acute coronary syndrome. Patients were randomised in a 1:1 ratio to either ezetimibe 10 mg plus ...

Zetia (ezetimibe, Merck/Schering-Plough Pharmaceuticals) is a newly Food and Drug Administration-approved medication that selectively inhibits the intestinal absorption of cholesterol and related ...