It is possible that this interaction increases the likelihood of statin-related ... who find the muscle-pain side-effects of statins intolerable are often prescribed ezetimibe instead.

The combination of a statin with ezetimibe or with a resin ... that cannot tolerate high-dose statins because of side effects or cannot achieve the desired LDL-C goal with a statin alone.

The ENHANCE trial is a randomized study aimed at studying the effect of ezetimibe on top of simvastatin versus simvastatin on carotid intima–media thickness in 720 patients with heterozygous ...

In addition to niacin and ezetimibe, 75% of these patients were taking a statin. After the addition of ezetimibe, the mean reduction in LDL cholesterol levels was 25%, but there was no change in ...