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High Cholesterol Report
Hypercholesterolemia, or high cholesterol, occurs when there is too much cholesterol in the blood.
What we've learned from patients who report High Cholesterol
Symptom severities
|
Severe
|
42 |  |
|---|---|---|
|
Moderate
|
133 |  |
|
Mild
|
211 |  |
|
None
|
149 |  |
What patients report taking for the purpose of treating High Cholesterol
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simvastatin | 394 |  |
|
| Lipitor | 256 | |
|
| Crestor | 156 | |
|
| Pravastatin | 118 | |
|
| Zocor | 112 | |
|
| Omega 3 Fish Oil | 70 | |
|
| Lovastatin | 60 | |
|
| Vytorin | 49 | |
|
| Zetia | 38 | |
|
| Fish Oil | 26 | |
|
| Tricor | 26 | |
|
| Lovaza | 25 | |
|
| Pravachol | 19 | |
|
| Blood test | 18 | |
|
| Niaspan | 17 | |
|
| Atorvastatin | 17 | |
|
| Red Yeast Rice Extract | 15 | |
|
| Fenofibrate | 11 | |
|
| Niaspan ER | 11 | |
|
| Vitamin B3 (Niacin) | 9 | |
|
| Flaxseed Oil | 8 | |
|
| Welchol | 6 | |
|
| Nature's Bounty Fish Oil Omega 3 | 6 | |
|
| Niacin Flush | 6 | |
|
| Red Yeast Rice | 5 | |
|
| Rosuvastatin | 4 | |
|
| Lisinopril | 4 | |
|
| ezetimibe | 4 | |
|
| DHA Docosahexaenoic acid | 4 | |
|
| Caduet | 4 | |
Report created on May 26, 2012.