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Title: How do antihyperlipidemic drugs from the statin class lower bad cholesterol levels?
Post by: lizzyjohnson16 on Jan 26, 2018
How do antihyperlipidemic drugs from the statin class lower bad cholesterol levels?
 
  a. They act as a filter in the blood to trap bad cholesterol and allow white blood cells to destroy it.
  b. They block the absorption of dietary fats through the walls of the intestinal tract.
  c. They bind to cholesterol in the intestinal tract and promote its excretion in stool.
  d. They inhibit HMG CoA reductase and decrease normal liver production of cholesterol.


Title: How do antihyperlipidemic drugs from the statin class lower bad cholesterol levels?
Post by: Cjasso100 on Jan 26, 2018
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