[Anti-hyperlipidemic agents].
There are several drugs for hyperlipidemia except for statin and fibrate. Resin is a commonly used drug for hypercholesterolemia and is known to very useful for the prevention of coronary heart disease(CHD). Probucol is also used for hypercholesterolemia and recently is known that it prevent the restenosis of the coronary artery after PTCA. Nicotinic acid is used for hypertriglyceridemia and hypercholesterolemia, both. It is also known to very useful for the prevention of CHD. Eicosapentaenoic acid is effective for hypertriglyceridemia and also shows an inhibition of platelets aggregation. These drugs as well as statin and fibrate are used in combination with each other for severe hyperlipidemia.
Kinoshita
Makoto
M
Department of Internal Medicine, Teikyo University School of Medicine.
D003327:Coronary Disease; D006801:Humans; D006949:Hyperlipidemias / Q000188:drug therapy; D000960:Hypolipidemic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D000960:Hypolipidemic Agents