Word Count: 467KWD: 2.9Cholesterol MedicationsA Healthy Diet And Regular Exercise Help Maintain Our Cholesterol Level. But Sometimes These Will Not Work. This Is Where Cholesterol Medications Comes In. There Are Many Cholesterol Medications In The Market. Before You Take Cholesterol Medications You Must First Understand What It Is And What It Does.Cholesterol Medication Or Cholesterol Reducing Medications Are Medications That Lower The Blood Level Of Lipids Like LDL Cholesterol (bad Cholesterol) And Triglycerides. It Also Increases The Level Of DHL Cholesterol (good Cholesterol). There Are Many Types Of Cholesterol Medications, These Are HMG CoA Reductase Inhibitors (statin), Nicotinic Acid, And Fibric Acid Derivatives. There Is Also Another Type Of Cholesterol Medication That Decreases The Absorption Of Cholesterol In The Intestine. These Are Bile Acid Sequestants And Cholesterol Absorption Inhibitors. Some Cholesterol Medications Lower The LDL Cholesterol While Some Lowers Triglycerides. Others Elevate The HDL Cholesterol Level. There Are Also Some Cholesterol Medications That Lowers The LDL Cholesterol And Increases The HDL Cholesterol Altogether.Of All The Cholesterol Medications, Statins Is Most Effective And Widely Used. It Is High Effective In Lowering The LDL Cholesterol Level. Further Studies Proved That Statins Reduce Heart Attacks And Strokes. It Also Increases The Chance Of Survival For Those Who Suffered Heart Attack And Strokes. With Long Term Use, Statins Are Tolerable With Low Side Effects. It Increases The HDL Cholesterol Level And Reduces Triglyceride Levels.Another Type Of Cholesterol Medications Is Nicotinic Acid Or Niacin. Niacin Is Also Vitamin B. High Doses Of Niacin Is Used In Treating Triglycerides And Cholesterol Disorders. Nicotinic Acid Is Used For Treating Those Who Only Have Low HDL Cholesterol Levels.Fibric Acid Derivatives Or Fibrates Are Efficient Cholesterol Medications In Reducing The Blood Triglyceride Levels. It Reduces The Production Of VLDL (a Very Rich Triglyceride Lipoprotein Fraction) In The Liver. Although Fibrates Are Effective In Increasing The Level Of HDL Cholesterol, It Is Not Effective In The Lowering Of LDL Cholesterol. This Type Of Cholesterol Medications Are Also Used In Preventing Pancreatitis.Bile Acid Sequestrants Are Cholesterol Medications Used For Reducing The LDL Cholesterol Level. In Order To Produce Bile Acids, The Liver Converts Cholesterol Into Bile Acids. Bile Acid Sequestrants Bind The Bile Acids In The Intestines, Which Reduces The Return Of Bile Acids To The Liver. This Compels The Liver To Produce More Bile Acids. Taken With Statin Or Niacin, Bile Acid Sequestrants Are Very Effective In Lowering The LDL Cholesterol.It Is Essential To Combine Cholesterol Medications And Changes In Lifestyle For Some Individual. The National Cholesterol Education Program Estimated That Over 9 Million Individuals In America Alone Take Cholesterol-lowering Drug Therapy. But Before You Take Cholesterol Medications Ask Your Physician On How Each Cholesterol Medication Works. You Must Be Familiar With The Side Effects Of The Cholesterol Medications That You Are Going To Take.
