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Return to IndexStep 1: The Dangers of High CholesterolStep 2: Types of CholesterolStep 3: What Causes High Cholesterol?Step 4: Symptoms of High CholesterolStep 5: Cholesterol Screening and TestingStep 6: Maintain Healthy HabitsStep 7: Cholesterol-Lowering DrugsStep 8: You and Your Doctor are a TeamKeypointsGlossary
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Return to IndexStep 1: The Dangers of High CholesterolStep 2: Types of CholesterolStep 3: What Causes High Cholesterol?Step 4: Symptoms of High CholesterolStep 5: Cholesterol Screening and TestingStep 6: Maintain Healthy HabitsStep 7: Cholesterol-Lowering DrugsStep 8: You and Your Doctor are a TeamKeypointsGlossary
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If your doctor prescribes cholesterol-lowering medication, be sure you know the answers to the following questions before leaving your doctor's office:
- How much should you take?
- How often should you take it?
- What time of day should it be taken?
- How should you take it? (With food, etc.)
- What other drugs cannot be taken at the same time?
- What are the possible side effects? (And let your doctor know if you have any.)
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Review Date:
10/31/2006
Reviewed By: Alan Greene, M.D., F.A.A.P., Department of Pediatrics, Packard Children's Hospital, Stanford University School of Medicine; Chief Medical Officer, A.D.A.M., Inc.
Reviewed By: Alan Greene, M.D., F.A.A.P., Department of Pediatrics, Packard Children's Hospital, Stanford University School of Medicine; Chief Medical Officer, A.D.A.M., Inc.
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