Cherry HealeyHostSo the first thing I would say is if you've got a total cholesterol abov- above seven or seven and a half, there's probably a good chance you've got something called familial hypercholesterolemia.
So that is where the genetics in your family makes you produce high levels of cholesterol.
So normally for that, we would refer you to see a specialist in cholesterol, uh, and they can talk you through the options.
Uh, then there is another drug called ezetimibe which we prescribe either alongside statins, if statins aren't doing enough to bring cholesterol down, or instead of statins, where, um, a patient can't tolerate that.
Now, what's happening more and more is we're seeing patients with high levels of cholesterol despite things like statins and this oral tablet, ezetimibe.
So the first thing I would say is if you've got a total cholesterol abov- above seven or seven and a half, there's probably a good chance you've got something called familial hypercholesterolemia.
So that is where the genetics in your family makes you produce high levels of cholesterol.
So normally for that, we would refer you to see a specialist in cholesterol, uh, and they can talk you through the options.
Uh, then there is another drug called ezetimibe which we prescribe either alongside statins, if statins aren't doing enough to bring cholesterol down, or instead of statins, where, um, a patient can't tolerate that.
Now, what's happening more and more is we're seeing patients with high levels of cholesterol despite things like statins and this oral tablet, ezetimibe.
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