▼Ezetimibe - a new cholesterol-lowering drug

Abstract

Use of statin therapy is a key first-line approach in preventing coronary heart disease events and stroke in people at increased risk of developing such complications. ▼Ezetimibe (Ezetrol - MSD-Schering-Plough), the first licensed azetidinone drug, is being promoted as an adjunct to statin therapy to achieve greater reductions in blood cholesterol concentrations than occur with a statin alone. Here we review ezetimibe and consider its place in clinical practice.