Ezetimibe
Care Before the Procedure
- Consult your doctor to review medications and allergies.
- Baseline blood tests: lipid profile and liver function.
- Understand potential side effects like liver enzyme elevation.
- Maintain heart-healthy diet and lifestyle.
Care During the Procedure
- Take the tablet at the same time daily, with or without food.
- Regularly monitor cholesterol levels and liver function.
- Report any unexplained fatigue, abdominal pain, or jaundice.
- Adhere strictly to prescribed dosage.
Care After the Procedure
- Continue lifestyle modifications: diet, exercise, and weight control.
- Follow up with periodic lipid profile tests.
- Avoid abrupt discontinuation without consulting your doctor.
- Combine with other lipid-lowering therapy as advise.
Eligibility
- High LDL cholesterol not controlled by diet alone.
- Familial hypercholesterolemia or genetic lipid disorders.
- Patients at high cardiovascular risk needing additional LDL reduction.
- Individuals intolerant to high-dose Statins.
- Consult your doctor to review medications and allergies.
- Baseline blood tests: lipid profile and liver function.
- Understand potential side effects like liver enzyme elevation.
- Maintain heart-healthy diet and lifestyle.
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