Ezetimibe
Ezetimibe is a prescription cholesterol medication in the absorption-inhibitor class, a different class from the statins. The pharmacy dispenses it as a 10mg tablet, 30 per supply. It is prescribed on its own or alongside other lipid therapy, and a licensed provider reviews your lipid panel first.
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About this treatment
Give your cholesterol plan another way to lower LDL.
Ezetimibe lowers LDL cholesterol by reducing cholesterol absorption in the intestine. It can provide additional LDL lowering with a statin, or be considered when other LDL-lowering treatment is not possible.
Work on cholesterol absorption
Ezetimibe blocks a transporter involved in absorbing cholesterol in the small intestine. Less cholesterol reaches the liver through this route, which helps the liver remove LDL from the blood. Your lipid panel shows how much additional lowering you need.
Complement a statin when more lowering is needed
Statins and ezetimibe work through different pathways, so they are sometimes prescribed together. Ezetimibe can also be used alone when additional LDL-lowering therapy is not possible. The choice depends on your cardiovascular risk, current treatment and tolerability.
Connect LDL lowering to a heart-health goal
In IMPROVE-IT, adding ezetimibe to simvastatin lowered LDL further and reduced subsequent cardiovascular events compared with simvastatin alone. The participants had recently been hospitalized for an acute coronary syndrome, making this especially relevant to a secondary-prevention discussion.
Use follow-up labs to guide the plan
A repeat lipid panel helps show your response. Review all cholesterol medicines and other prescriptions, since combinations can affect monitoring and tolerability. Report unexplained muscle pain or weakness, dark urine or yellowing of the skin so your team can assess muscle or liver problems.
Research and product information
The cited label concerns oral ezetimibe tablets. The cardiovascular-outcome evidence described here comes from adding ezetimibe to simvastatin after a recent acute coronary syndrome, not from testing ezetimibe alone in a general wellness population.
- Zetia: ezetimibe prescribing information
- IMPROVE-IT: ezetimibe added to statin therapy after acute coronary syndrome
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Your path to Ezetimibe
Complete the assessment
Share your lipid panel, medications, and history in the patient portal.
Provider review
A licensed provider decides whether ezetimibe fits your lipid plan.
Care coordination
Your care team coordinates the prescription after provider approval.
About this treatment
What it is
A prescription cholesterol medication in the absorption-inhibitor class, dispensed as a 10mg tablet.
Who it's for
Adults whose provider decides ezetimibe fits their lipid plan after reviewing their panel and current medications.
Forms we dispense
Tablet 10mg
A licensed provider reviews your history and requests labs when clinically appropriate before prescribing.
Prescriptions are coordinated with our licensed US pharmacy partner, with dosing supplies included when needed.
We do not sell pharmaceuticals online. Every prescription comes after a full provider review.
