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INEGY better than Crestor in Achieving Multiple Goals for LDL Cholesterol Other CHD Risk Factors in Hypercholesterolemia Patients

INEGY? (ezetimibe/simvastatin) allowed significantly more patients with hypercholesterolemia than Crestor?(rosuvastatin) to achieve study specified levels ("Goals") for both Low Density Lipoprotein ("bad") cholesterol (LDL-C) and each one of the following coronary heart disease (CHD) risk factors: C-reactive protein (CRP), Apolipoprotein B (Apo B) or Non-HDL-cholesterol (non-HDL-C). [click link for full article]

Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/sections/statins/

Statins are a class of drugs used to lower blood cholesterol. They work in your liver to block a substance needed to make cholesterol. They may also help your body reabsorb cholesterol that has accumulated in plaques on your artery walls.