Small intestine absorbs cholesterol from diet; Cholesterol absorption inhibitor medication reduces the cholesterol by inhibiting absorption of dietary cholesterol. Cholesterol absorption inhibitors can decrease LDL, slightly decrease triglycerides, and slightly increase HDL.
Cholesterol absorption inhibitor drug
- Ezetimibe (Zetia).
- Zetia can be useful in combination with any of the statin drugs.
Whom Zetia drug can benefit?
- Not reaching their cholesterol targets on maximal doses of other medications,
- If you are unable to tolerate other cholesterol, medication drugs because of liver, muscle, or other side effects.
How do you take Zetia drug?
- Take this medication drug at the same time each day with or without food.
- If you are taking Sequestrants, it should take at least two hours before or four hours after taking Zetia.
Possible side effects of Zetia drugs
- The most common side effects related to the use of Zetia include stomach irritation, headache, abdominal pain, constipation, or diarrhea.
- If taken along with a statin medication drug, the possible side effects may be headache, fatigue, abdominal pain, constipation, diarrhea, nausea, muscle weakness.
Stop the statin medication drug and contact the doctor immediately if experience: Muscle tenderness or soreness, unexplained muscle pain, general malaise, fatigue and weakness, and Fever.