High cholesterol treatments

Cholesterol isn't a disease on its own but can cause serious cardiovascular health problems if it's left untreated. Most treatments for cholesterol involves controlling or lowering levels of blood cholesterol and triglycerides in order to prevent cholesterol from doing serious damage to your health damage to your health.

Early treatment for high cholesterol will usually involve recommendations from a doctor to make lifestyle changes in order to reduce the risk factors for high cholesterol. If these lifestyle changes are employed correctly most people should notice an improvement, but if these adjustments don't improve your condition or you are in serious risk of developing health issues, prescription medication may be recommended to supplement these efforts.

Prescription high cholesterol treatments

Prescription medication tends to be the last resort to help control high levels of 'bad cholesterol' in your system. In extremely severe cases these treatments can be used together to provide more benefit. Although prescription medications have the potential to be highly effective, a healthy diet, low in saturated fat and a reasonable amount of activity should always form the base of any treatment regime for high cholesterol.

The most commonly prescribed high cholesterol treatments:

Statins – Statins are widely used high cholesterol treatments, and works by preventing enzymes within the liver from working to produce LDL ('bad cholesterol') which causes the liver to absorb LDL within the blood back into the liver. Atorvastatin, Simvastatin and Rosuvastatin are all examples of statins.

Niacin – Niacin is a B vitamin that, if taken in high doses, has been proven to lower triglycerides and LDL while stimulating the release of HDL ('good cholesterol'). It's not widely used, mainly because it's likely to cause unpleasant side effects.

Aspirin – Aspirin is used to prevent clotting and blockages that is a risk when a person has high cholesterol.

Ezetimibe – Ezetimibe can be prescribed to those who can't safely take statins, but it can also be used alongside statins for more effective cholesterol control. This treatment works in the digestive system where it prevents the absorption of cholesterol from your food. Ezetimibe is usually well tolerated.

Manufactured by Actavis Simvastatin

Simvastatin is a cholesterol-lowering medication that prevents the production of cholesterol by the liver if it's taken daily combined with a healthy diet and exercise. This medication is particularly helpful in people who are at risk of developing serious health problems including stroke, coronary heart disease, heart attack atherosclerosis and angina as a result of high cholesterol.

Simvastatin is available from OnlineClinic, but as it's a prescription medication, it's important that our doctors make sure that you can use it safely. This is why we include a consultation as part of our ordering process. All the information you provide within this consultation will be treated with complete discretion.

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Manufactured by AstraZeneca Crestor

Crestor, also known under the generic name Rosuvastatin, is a branded treatment for high cholesterol that is usually prescribed to people who to reduce cholesterol levels if you are at risk of a stroke or heart attack because of your condition.

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Manufactured by Sandoz Fluvastatin

Fluvastatin is the generic version of the cholesterol treatment, Lescol, and belongs to a group of treatments known as Statins. These types of treatments are normally prescribed to people who have high levels of cholesterol that can't be effectively controlled with a healthy diet and exercise and is therefore placing them at risk of develop complications such as atherosclerosis, stroke, coronary heart disease or angina.

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Manufactured by Pfizer Pharmaceuticals Lipitor

Lipitor is a lipid-regulating branded medication that belongs to a group of treatments known as statins. It’s also available under its generic name atorvastatin. Lipitor can work to lower overall fat content in the blood as well as cholesterol, making it an effective way for many people to help prevent serious cardiovascular complications.

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Manufactured by Teva Pravastatin

Pravastatin is a generic medication belonging to a group of medications known as statins. It is also available under its branded name, Lipostat. Its most often recommended to people who have to reduce cholesterol levels in order to avoid serious health conditions, such as a stroke, angina or a heart attack, especially if they are at an elevated risk because they smoke or are overweight.

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Manufactured by Pfizer Pharmaceuticals Atorvastatin

Atorvastatin is the generic version of Lipitor, which is a prescription cholesterol and lipid-lowering medication intended for people who are unable to control their cholesterol through a healthy lifestyle or who are at risk of serious cardiovascular complications.

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Manufactured by Novartis Lescol

escol is a branded cholesterol lowering medication known as a statin, also known under its generic name Fluvastatin. It’s mostly prescribed alongside a healthy diet and exercise to lower your risk of serious health complications such as atherosclerosis, coronary heart disease, stroke or angina, all associated with high cholesterol.

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Manufactured by Bristol Myers Squibb Lipostat

Lipostat is a branded prescription medication used in the treatment of high cholesterol; it’s also known under the generic name pravastatin and belongs to a group of lipid-lowering medications known as statins.

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Manufactured by AstraZeneca Rosuvastatin

Rosuvastatin is a generic medication, also known under the brand name Crestor, and is used to treat high cholesterol to help reduce a person’s risk of developing heart disease a heart attack or other forms of cardiovascular disease.

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Manufactured by Merck Sharpe & Dohme Zocor

Zocor is the branded version of simvastatin and is helpful in lowering LDL (‘bad cholesterol’) as well as well as triglycerides in the blood. This treatment is particularly intended to help those who can’t control their cholesterol successfully with just the help of diet and exercise.

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Alternative high cholesterol treatments

Lifestyle adjustments to reduce potential cholesterol risk factors are some of the first methods doctors employ to help lower and control cholesterol. These adjustments may involve becoming more active and to adjust your diet so that it includes healthier options within all major food groups and it will also mean avoiding food high in saturated fat, such as butter, cream, cheese, cakes, biscuits or chocolate. Ideally saturated fat intake in a man should be limited to 30g and 20g in women. Cutting down alcohol and smoking may also be a requirement.

Ordering prescription high cholesterol treatments online

Simvastatin is available to order online from OnlineClinic, but our doctors need to make sure that you can take it safely and therefore we ask that you complete a confidential consultation form when you place your order. All information will be treated in complete confidence and will only be used to check your suitability for a prescription. If your consultation is approved, a doctor's prescription may be issued and passed to our pharmacy, where your medication will be dispensed, checked and dispatched for safe and secure overnight delivery. We ask that you only order Simvastatin if your doctor has already recommended that you use it.