Trilipix + Crestor = a healthier heart
A new study shows that a combination of Trilipix triglycerides medicine and Crestor cholesterol drug are better than either pill individually at improving heart health. The data was presented this month at the American College of Cardiology meeting in Orlando, Fla., as drugmakers prepare to market a pill that combines both medications.
According to Reuters:
The combination did significantly better at lowering bad LDL cholesterol and other blood fats called triglycerides, as well as raising levels of good HDL cholesterol in patients with complex lipid disorders.
Statins such as Crestor that lower LDL cholesterol are among the most widely used prescription drugs in the world. But many of the patients with high cholesterol also have high triglycerides and low levels of good HDL cholesterol, raising heart risks.
“There is a significant benefit to combining the two treatments together,” said Dr. Eli Roth, professor of clinical medicine at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and an investigator in the study. “You tend to correct the entire atherogenic profile.”
The biggest benefit of the combination pill to consumers will be that it’s easier to take one pill than to juggle multiple prescriptions, physicians said.
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