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...
Gheorghe AM Pop, Nijmegen, Netherlands
Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office, Istanbul, Turkey
Pharmanet, Inc, Princeton, New Jersey, United States
Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Washington Adventist Hospital, Takoma Park, Maryland, United States
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Medizinische Klinik II und Poliklinik für Innere Medizin, Cologne, Germany
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