For people who don’t take common cholesterol medications due to side effects, a new study suggests taking a drug called bempedoic acid may be more tolerable and still offer sizable protection for their hearts.
Results showed that taking bempedoic acid lowered LDL cholesterol by 21% in 6 months and reduced the risk of heart attack by 23%. LDL is the “bad" cholesterol that can collect in your arteries and lead to heart attacks, strokes, and other problems.
The study was conducted by the Cleveland Clinic and funded by drugmaker Esperion Therapeutics, which markets bempedoic acid under the brand name Nexletol. Bempedoic acid is already FDA approved but this study may help the treatment become covered by insurance policies,People who already take cholesterol medications called statins should keep doing so, though, said study director Steven E. Nissen, MD, of the Cleveland Clinic..
While how well bempedoic acid works is not as good as statins, study results offer a new option for people who are skipping treatment altogether. As many as 29% of people who should take a statin are unwilling or unable to do so because they cannot tolerate side effects like muscle aches.
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