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T h e m o st c o m m o n c h o le s te ro l-lo w e rin g
m e d ic in e s , s ta t in s , a re a g o o d o p t io n .
Z E T I A is d iffe re n t.
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S t a t in s w o rk m a in ly w it h t h e liv e r .
Z E T I A w o rk s in t h e d ig e s t iv e tra c t , as d o
s o m e o t h e r c h o le s t e r o l-lo w e r in g m e d ic in e s .
B u t Z E T I A is u n iq u e in t h e w a y it h e lp s
b lo c k t h e a b s o r p t io n o f c h o le s t e r o l t h a t
c o m e s fro m fo o d . U n l i k e s o m e s t a t in s ,
Z E T I A h a s n o t b e e n s h o w n to p r e v e n t
h e a r t d is e a s e o r h e a r t a t t a c k s .
A h e a lt h y d ie t a n d e x e rc is e a re im p o r t a n t ,
h u t s o m e tim e s t h e y ’re n o t e n o u g h to get y o u r
c h o le s te ro l w h e re it n e e d s to be.
A s k y o u r d o c to r if Z E T I A is rig h t fo r yo u.
Im p o r t a n t R i s k In f o r m a t io n A b o u t Z E T I A :
Z E T I A is a p r e s c r ip t io n m e d ic in e a n d s h o u ld n o t
h e t a k e n b y p e o p le w h o a re a lle r g ic to a n y o f its
in g re d ie n t s . If y o u h a v e e v e r h a d liv e r p ro b le m s,
a re n u r s in g o r p r e g n a n t o r m a y b e c o m e p re g n a n t,
a d o c to r w ill d e c id e it Z E T I A a lo n e is rig h t fo r yo u.
U n e x p la in e d m u s c le p a in o r w e a k n e s s c o u ld be
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h e re p o rte d to y o u r d o c to r rig h t aw ay. In c lin ic a l
s tu d ie s , p a tie n ts re p o rte d few sid e e ffe cts w h ile
t a k in g Z E T I A . T h e s e in c lu d e d d ia r r h e a , jo in t
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