cholesterol medication
Pills reducing blood fats
Cholesterol medication is any drug prescribed to manage cholesterol levels in the blood, typically to reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke.
Statins are the most common class, but the category includes various other drugs that work through different mechanisms.
My doctor put me on cholesterol medication after my last blood test.
- statinCholesterol-lowering pharmaceutical
- LipitorBranded cholesterol-lowering statin
- pillSolid medicine dose
- prescriptionMedical dispensing authorization
- heartCirculatory system's pump
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- medicationspills, Tylenol, capsules, tablets, Xanax
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- stroke carestroke unit, stroke center, thrombectomy, stroke survivors, stroke victims
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Adjusting personal habits deliberately
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Chemically altered dietary lipids
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