High cholesterol is one of the most common and manageable risk factors for heart disease. Millions of adults are prescribed cholesterol-lowering drugs to reduce low-density lipoprotein (LDL) ...

Millions more adults should consider starting cholesterol-lowering medications earlier to reduce their risk of heart attack and stroke, according to new medical guidance.

Statins are among the most commonly prescribed medications for reducing high cholesterol and lowering the risk of heart attack and stroke. People searching for popular statin medications are often ...

GAITHERSBURG, Md. -- Federal health advisers on Tuesday recommended approval for a highly anticipated cholesterol drug from Sanofi and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, but with the caveat that more data is ...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Amgen on Monday launched direct-to-consumer U.S. sales of its cholesterol medication Repatha at a discounted cash price, becoming the latest pharmaceutical company responding to ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio. (KFSN) -- About one in four adults aged 40 and older takes a cholesterol-lowering statin. These meds have been game changers for people with high cholesterol. Research has shown ...

These included statins, prescribed to treat high cholesterol, and alpha blockers, also known as alpha adrenergic receptor ...

WASHINGTON — Ascend Laboratories of New Jersey and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration have recalled at least 140,000 bottles of a generic cholesterol medication because the tablets may not properly ...

Not every drug recall signals immediate danger. That distinction matters in the current recall involving bisoprolol fumarate ...