For people with heart disease, taking a combo of two cholesterol drugs (ezetimibe plus a mid-strength statin) works about as well as a strong statin alone at lowering bad cholesterol, helps more...

For people with heart disease caused by clogged arteries, taking a combo of a mid-strength cholesterol pill (statin) plus another drug (ezetimibe) works better at getting bad cholesterol under 70 than taking a strong statin alone.

For people with heart disease caused by clogged arteries, taking a moderate-strength cholesterol drug plus another pill called ezetimibe lowers bad cholesterol more than taking a strong cholesterol pill alone — just a little, but it's a real difference.

For people with heart disease from clogged arteries, taking a moderate statin plus a drug called ezetimibe might lower cholesterol and triglycerides more than taking a strong statin alone.

For people at risk of heart disease, adding a drug called ezetimibe to their cholesterol medicine might lower bad cholesterol more than just increasing the dose of their current pill — and more people hit their cholesterol goals — but it doesn’t seem to change the risk of heart attacks or side effects.

For people with heart disease from clogged arteries, taking a combo of a mid-strength cholesterol drug plus another pill (ezetimibe) doesn’t seem to cause more side effects than taking a strong cholesterol pill alone—at least in the short term.