Cholesterol Levels Slashed by 60% in Promising New Pill Trial

Tamara Ceaikovski

WASHINGTON (AP) – A new kind of pill sharply reduced artery-clogging cholesterol in people who remain at high risk of heart attacks despite taking statins , researchers reported Wednesday. It's still experimental, but the pill helps rid the body of cholesterol in a way that today can be done only with injected medicines . If approved by the US Food and Drug Administration, the pill, named enlicitide, could offer an easier-to-use option for millions of people. Statins block some of the liver's

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