bempedoic acid and ezetimibe
Drug Details
- Generic Name
- bempedoic acid and ezetimibe
- Brand Names
- N/A
- Application Number
- Sponsor
- Piramal Pharma Limited
- NDC Codes
- 1
- Dosage Forms
- TABLET, FILM COATED
- Routes
- N/A
- Active Ingredients
- BEMPEDOIC ACID, EZETIMIBE
Indications and Usage
1 INDICATIONS AND USAGE NEXLIZET, a combination of bempedoic acid and ezetimibe, is indicated: as an adjunct to diet and exercise to reduce LDL-C in adults with hypercholesterolemia, including heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HeFH). Bempedoic acid, a component of NEXLIZET, is indicated: to reduce the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events (cardiovascular death, myocardial infarction, stroke, or coronary revascularization) in adults at increased risk for these events who are unable to take recommended statin therapy (including those not taking a statin). NEXLIZET, a combination of bempedoic acid, an adenosine triphosphate citrate lyase (ACL) inhibitor, and ezetimibe, a dietary cholesterol absorption inhibitor, is indicated: As an adjunct to diet and exercise to reduce low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) in adults with hypercholesterolemia, including heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HeFH). ( 1 ) Bempedoic acid, a component of NEXLIZET, is indicated: To reduce the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events (cardiovascular death, myocardial infarction, stroke, or coronary revascularization) in adults at increased risk for these events who are unable to take recommended statin therapy (including those not taking a statin). ( 1 )