Bempedoic Acid Will Be a New Add-On Med for High Cholesterol
April 2026
You’ll hear buzz about bempedoic acid (Nilemdo), a new oral non-statin cholesterol med.
It’ll be an option to ADD to a statin (rosuvastatin, etc) in patients with high cholesterol. It may also be used alone or together with other non-statin meds in patients who don’t tolerate a statin.
But don’t expect bempedoic acid to fly off your shelves.
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