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Hyperlipidaemia

Hyperlipidaemia, often called high cholesterol, means having too much of certain fats in the blood. It usually causes no symptoms and is found through a blood test.

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

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

Key points

  • Having too much of certain types of cholesterol can increase the risk of heart attack or stroke.
  • A cholesterol blood test, called a lipid profile, measures the different lipids in your blood: HDL (good) cholesterol, non-HDL (bad) cholesterol, triglycerides, and total cholesterol, reported in mmol/L.
  • Non-HDL cholesterol contributes to the build-up of fatty material in the arteries, while HDL helps remove bad cholesterol from the blood.

Medicines listed for Hyperlipidaemia

The listed products contain Rosuvastatin and Ezetimibe. Rosuvastatin is a statin, a class that reduces the amount of cholesterol the liver makes. Ezetimibe works by limiting how much cholesterol is absorbed from food in the intestine. Both come as tablets and work to lower lipid levels in the blood.

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