Efficacy and Tolerability of a Nutraceutical Combination (Red Yeast Rice, Policosanols, and Berberine) in Patients with Low-Moderate Risk Hypercholesterolemia: A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study

• Main Authors: Stefano Gonnelli, MD (Author), Carla Caffarelli, MD, PhD (Author), Kostantinos Stolakis, MD (Author), Claudia Cuda (Author), Nicola Giordano, MD (Author), Ranuccio Nuti, MD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2015-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Statins are at the forefront of strategies to manage hypercholesterolemia. However 10% to 15% of patients are intolerant to any statin drugs, even at low daily doses and almost one-third of statin users discontinue therapy within 1 year. Some nutraceuticals are prescribed as lipid-loweri...