Topic Overview

Statins

If diet and exercise don't reduce your cholesterol levels, you may need to take medicine. Often, this medicine is a statin. Learn more about statins.

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Definition

If diet and exercise don't reduce your cholesterol levels, you may need to take medicine. Often, this medicine is a statin. Learn more about statins.

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Canonical title: Statins
Alphabetical key: S
Category: Educational Resource
Content type: Topic Overview
Other names, clinical names and abbreviations: HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors
Article status: Medical Encyclopedia Index Entry — full article under review.

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