Which of the following is a commercial blood cholesterol lowering agent
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Statins -- are the class of drugs that doctors prescribe to reduce the production of cholesterol by the liver.
Sta-tins block the enzyme called as hydroxy-methylglutaryl-coenzyme in the liver that is responsible for making cholesterol.
So to reduce the risk of heart attacks or stroke. Doctors recommend the Statins drugs .
For some people whose Cholesterol levels are in border range doctor recommends some changes in life style as to take care of diet and doing more exercise may prevent or treat unhealthy cholesterol levels.
The answer is statin.
Statin is a commercial blood cholesterol lowering agent.
This reduction is done by statins by lessening the blocking an enzyme present in the liver. This enzyme is responsible for producing cholesterol. When the enzyme is blocked, the cholesterol production by the liver gets reduce automatically.
Statins are also chemically known as HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors after the name of the enzyme that they block.