New drug introduced to check cholesterol

KARACHI  - New drug for cholesterol reduction called Ezetimibe has been found which prevents cholesterol absorption from the gut and, when combined with Statins, the “wonder drug” causes a dramatic reduction in LDL cholesterol as it enabled to reach the target levels of LDL more effectively.

This was stated by Dr Mahmud Jilani, Professor of Medicine at Ziauddin University while speaking at the Continuing Medical Education Program held at Ziauddin University.

Explaining, he said, Dyslipidemia is an altered balance in the body of various lipid carrier particles called as lipoproteins; serve to transport lipids from one part of the body to another. The ‘good cholesterol’, which is the HDL and the ‘bad cholesterol’, which comprises of the LDL, VLDL, and the chlyomicrons are two categories of it.