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Statins and other lipid-lowering medicines for high cholesterol sit together in this range, including Crestor, Lipitor and Roszet, plus the fibrate Tricor for related lipid problems.

Crestor

Rosuvastatin

5mg · 10mg · 20mg

Rosuvastatin tablets for high cholesterol and cardiovascular disease prevention. One of the stronger statins, so a small dose does the work of others.

From$1.05/ tabletView

Lipitor

Atorvastatin

5mg · 10mg · 20mg · 40mg

Atorvastatin tablets for high cholesterol and cardiovascular disease prevention. Grapefruit juice can raise its levels in the blood.

From$0.49/ tabletView

Ezetimibe Tablets

Ezetimibe

10mg

Ezetimibe tablets for high cholesterol. It stops cholesterol being absorbed from food and bile in the intestine.

From$1.62/ tabletView

Roszet

Rosuvastatin, Ezetimibe

40mg + 10mg

Rosuvastatin and ezetimibe tablets for high cholesterol and familial hypercholesterolaemia. One cuts cholesterol production, the other blocks absorption in the gut.

From$4.58/ tabletView

Tricor

Fenofibrate

160mg · 200mg

Fenofibrate tablets for high cholesterol and triglycerides. It helps lower triglycerides and raise good cholesterol.

From$1.57/ tabletView

Key points

  • Statins reduce low-density lipoprotein cholesterol by lowering how much the liver produces.
  • NICE lipid guidance covers cardiovascular risk assessment, statins and other lipid-lowering treatments.
  • A full lipid profile is used to check the response after starting or changing a lipid-lowering medicine.
  • Non-statin medicines such as ezetimibe and fenofibrate work through different lipid-lowering mechanisms to statins.

Statins and non-statin cholesterol medicines

Rosuvastatin is the statin in Crestor, and atorvastatin is the statin in Lipitor; both are listed for hypercholesterolaemia and cardiovascular disease prevention. Ezetimibe Tablets contain ezetimibe alone, while Roszet combines ezetimibe with rosuvastatin for primary hyperlipidaemia and homozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia. Tricor contains fenofibrate, a fibrate listed for hypercholesterolaemia, mixed dyslipidaemia and hypertriglyceridaemia.

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