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% |