Bempedoic acid is indicated for the treatment of which condition?

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Bempedoic acid is indicated for the treatment of which condition?

Bempedoic acid is a lipid-lowering medication that reduces LDL cholesterol by inhibiting ATP citrate lyase in the liver, which decreases cholesterol synthesis and increases LDL receptor activity to clear LDL from the blood. It is indicated for hypercholesterolemia, including in adults with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia or established ASCVD, as an adjunct to diet and maximally tolerated statin therapy (and can be used with other lipid-lowering agents). This mechanism targets cholesterol levels, not blood pressure, glucose control, or thyroid hormone production, so the condition it treats is hypercholesterolemia.

Bempedoic acid is a lipid-lowering medication that reduces LDL cholesterol by inhibiting ATP citrate lyase in the liver, which decreases cholesterol synthesis and increases LDL receptor activity to clear LDL from the blood. It is indicated for hypercholesterolemia, including in adults with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia or established ASCVD, as an adjunct to diet and maximally tolerated statin therapy (and can be used with other lipid-lowering agents). This mechanism targets cholesterol levels, not blood pressure, glucose control, or thyroid hormone production, so the condition it treats is hypercholesterolemia.

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