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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
58
Moderate
169
Mild
281
None
223

What patients report taking for the purpose of treating High Cholesterol

What patients report taking for the purpose of treating High Cholesterol
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Simvastatin 462   Simvastatin: 91%
Lipitor 276   Lipitor: 54%
Crestor 185   Crestor: 36%
Pravastatin 147   Pravastatin: 29%
Zocor 125   Zocor: 25%
Omega 3 Fish Oil 74   Omega 3 Fish Oil: 15%
Lovastatin 68   Lovastatin: 13%
Atorvastatin 57   Atorvastatin: 11%
Vytorin 50   Vytorin: 10%
Zetia 49   Zetia: 10%
Fish Oil 34   Fish Oil: 7%
Tricor 32   Tricor: 6%
Lovaza 30   Lovaza: 6%
Niaspan 20   Niaspan: 4%
Pravachol 20   Pravachol: 4%
Blood test 18   Blood test: 4%
Fenofibrate 16   Fenofibrate: 3%
Niaspan ER 16   Niaspan ER: 3%
Red Yeast Rice Extract 16   Red Yeast Rice Extract: 3%
Vitamin B3 (Niacin) 13   Vitamin B3 (Niacin): 3%
Rosuvastatin 10   Rosuvastatin: 2%
Flaxseed Oil 9   Flaxseed Oil: 2%
Ezetrol 8   Ezetrol: 2%
Niacin Flush 7   Niacin Flush: 1%
Nature's Bounty Fish Oil Omega 3 7   Nature's Bounty Fish Oil Omega 3: 1%
Welchol 7   Welchol: 1%
Red Yeast Rice 6   Red Yeast Rice: 1%
ezetimibe 5   ezetimibe: 1%
Caduet 5   Caduet: 1%
Apo-Atorvastatin 4   Apo-Atorvastatin: 1%

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