Efficacy and Tolerability of a Nutraceutical Combination (Red Yeast Rice, Policosanols, and Berberine) in Patients with Low-Moderate Risk Hypercholesterolemia: A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study

Efficacy and Tolerability of a Nutraceutical Combination (Red Yeast Rice, Policosanols, and Berberine) in Patients with Low-Moderate Risk Hypercholesterolemia: A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study

Background: Statins are at the forefront of strategies to manage hypercholesterolemia. However 10% to 15% of patients are intolerant to any statin drugs, even at low daily doses and almost one-third of statin users discontinue therapy within 1 year. Some nutraceuticals are prescribed as lipid-loweri...

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Main Authors: Stefano Gonnelli, MD, Carla Caffarelli, MD, PhD, Kostantinos Stolakis, MD, Claudia Cuda, Nicola Giordano, MD, Ranuccio Nuti, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-12-01
Series:Current Therapeutic Research
Subjects:
berberine
hypercholesterolemia
monacolin
policosanols
red yeast rice
tolerability
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0011393X14000162

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