Le medicament du mois. Combinaison fixe ezetimibe-rosuvastatine (Myrosor(R)). ; Ezetimibe-rosuvastatin fixed-dose combination (Myrosor(R))

peer reviewed ; LDL cholesterol targets are increasingly strict in recent international guidelines, especially in patients at very high or high cardiovascular risk. To reach these targets, it is recommended to use a potent statin, with a titration up to the maximal tolerated dose and, if not sufficient, to combine ezetimibe, a medication that blocks the intestinal absorption of cholesterol. This association allows reduce the dose of statin, while keeping an excellent cholesterol-lowering efficacy and favouring a good tolerance profile. This article describes the characteristics of a fixed-dose... Mehr ...