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Hypercholesterolaemia: Which Medications Are Safest? (223 Drugs Compared)

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223 medications are used for Hypercholesterolaemia, with 42,395 combined adverse event reports. The most reported drugs for Hypercholesterolaemia are EVOLOCUMAB and ATORVASTATIN.

42,395
Total Reports
223
Drugs Used

All Medications for Hypercholesterolaemia Ranked by Safety Reports

Drug Brand Reports Deaths (all) Hosp. (all) Death Rate
EVOLOCUMAB REPATHA 23,505 1,723 6,890 1.2%
ATORVASTATIN Atorvastatin calcium 5,615 4,992 24,078 6.3%
ALIROCUMAB Praluent 4,924 426 2,227 1.9%
SIMVASTATIN Simvastatin 3,010 2,792 8,824 10.3%
ROSUVASTATIN Rosuvastatin Calcium 2,690 1,536 11,195 4.2%
EZETIMIBE Ezetimibe 1,589 823 3,112 6.3%
PRAVASTATIN Pravastatin Sodium 764 923 2,338 11.1%
INCLISIRAN LEQVIO 486 176 567 2.8%
FENOFIBRATE Fenofibrate 286 672 2,283 11.7%
FLUVASTATIN FLUVASTATIN SODIUM ER 264 323 515 17.8%
BEMPEDOIC ACID Nexletol 228 6 121 0.4%
EZETIMIBE\SIMVASTATIN - 204 127 634 6.5%
ATORVASTATIN\EZETIMIBE - 202 50 540 4.0%
BEMPEDOIC ACID\EZETIMIBE - 152 6 80 0.6%
COLESEVELAM Colesevelam hydrochloride 144 30 265 0.9%
PITAVASTATIN Pitavastatin 103 346 351 14.8%
LOMITAPIDE Juxtapid 63 109 434 2.9%
CRESTOR - 61 61 276 5.0%
LOVASTATIN Lovastatin 53 204 287 14.7%
GEMFIBROZIL Gemfibrozil 50 101 286 9.3%

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