Australians could soon have access to a potentially life-changing pill proven to lower cholesterol and reduce heart attacks. 9News
Australians could soon have access to a potentially life-changing pill proven to lower cholesterol and reduce heart attacks.
Doctors say the new drug won't have the side effects current treatments do, with trials showing promising results.A new drug could be life changing for Aussies with high cholesterol."I got the high cholesterol and blood pressure issues." The grandmother was taking a treatment called statins for 20 years. They lowered her cholesterol but painful side effects forced her to stop.She's excited about a new bempedoic acid medication called Nexletol.
The director of the Victorian Heart Hospital says it's shown promising results among those with intolerance to statins."It targets cholesterol production in the liver, so you get cholesterol lowering but not the aches and pains you see with statins," VHH director Professor Stephen Nichols said.It also reduced cardiovascular complications by 13 per cent, reduced heart attacks by 23 per cent and saw a 19 percent reduction in need for stents and bypass.
It'll now go to the TGA for approval in Australia, with hopes it'll be available here within two years.Continue reading
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