Ezetimibe is a lipid-lowering compound that inhibits intestinal cholesterol and phytosterol absorption. The discovery and research of this drug began in the early 1990s, after the intravenous administration of radiolabelled ezetimibe in rats revealed that it was being localized within enterocytes of the intestinal villi - this prompted studies investigating ...
Ezetimibe is indicated to reduce elevated total-C, LDL-C, Apo B, and non-HDL-C in patients with primary hyperlipidemia, alone or in combination with an HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor (statin). It is also indicated to reduce elevated total-C, LDL-C, Apo B, and non-HDL-C in patients with mixed hyperlipidemia in combination with fenofibrate, and to reduce elevated...
Indiana University Hospital, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
University of Virgina Health System, Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
Research Site, Brentwood, Venezuela
Partners Research, Brampton, Ontario, Canada
Internal Medicine Department A ,Ziv Goverment Hospital, Safed, Israel
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