Have You Stopped Taking Your High Cholesterol Medication?

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Have You Stopped Taking Your High Cholesterol Medication?
 

by Kowa Pharmaceuticals America (Paid Content)

If you’ve been diagnosed with high cholesterol, you’re not alone. In fact, you join more than 100 million adults in the U.S. who have high cholesterol. In addition to a healthy diet and regular exercise, your doctor has likely recommended that you take a statin – a common class of medications proven highly effective in treating high cholesterol.

While you can’t typically “see or feel” high cholesterol, it’s imperative to take this diagnosis seriously – the potential health consequences are too high not to. Here’s why: when cholesterol levels get too high and aren’t treated, this can cause a buildup within the walls of the arteries. This thick, hard buildup can lead to a blockage of blood flow to the heart or the brain, which may eventually result in a heart attack or stroke -- two of the leading causes of death in the U.S.

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