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Bempedoic Acid

Bempedoic acid is available here as a single product, Nexletol, a 180 mg tablet for lowering cholesterol. It is listed for Primary Hypercholesterolaemia and Mixed Dyslipidaemia.

Nexletol

Primary Hypercholesterolaemia, Mixed Dyslipidaemia

180mg

Bempedoic acid tablets for high cholesterol. It lowers LDL cholesterol by blocking an early step in the liver's cholesterol production.

From$1.93/ tabletView

Key points

  • The medicine is activated mainly in the liver, where it reduces cholesterol production.
  • Bempedoic acid is an ATP-citrate lyase inhibitor, a class that lowers LDL cholesterol.
  • The label flags increased uric acid, gout and tendon injury as distinctive safety topics.

How does Bempedoic Acid work?

ATP-citrate lyase sits at an early step in the chain the liver uses to build cholesterol. Blocking it means less cholesterol is made, which brings LDL levels down in the blood. Nexletol is the only bempedoic acid product on this shelf, listed under Heart & Blood Pressure.

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