anticholesterols

Question 1

simvastatin , atorvastatin

Answer 1

anticholesterol, lipid lowering
- hypercholesteroleamia

inhibits enzymes to prevent cholesterol synthesis in liver. increases LDL receptors, lowering LDL levels. (simvastatin is a prodrug)
- fatigue, muscle/joint pain, heart burn

Question 2

bexafibrate

Answer 2

anticholesterol, lipid lowering.
- hypercholesteroleamia

increases breakdown of tissue triglycerides , prouducing decline in LDL levels.
- abdo pain, diarrhoea.

Question 3

ezemtimbe

Answer 3

anticholesterol
-hypercholesteroleamia

in small intestine to inhibt absorption of dietary cholesterol
- abdo pain , diarrhoea