Cholesterol Drug Articles & Analysis
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Testing these lipid indicators can help with early disease diagnosis. Discovery of drug targets and lead compounds Many effective agents currently in use, such as cyclooxygenase inhibitors like rofecoxib and cholesterol-lowering drugs like simvastatin, target lipid metabolizing enzymes and thus regulate lipid metabolic networks. ...
For comparison, Lipitor is the most widely-prescribed anti-cholesterol drug. Lipitor’s NNT is 100, which means 100 people have to take Lipitor for over 3 years to spare one person a heart attack. ...