For people at very high risk of heart problems, taking a cholesterol drug called ezetimibe along with a statin might lower their chances of serious heart issues more than taking just a statin alone.

For people at very high risk of heart problems, taking both a statin and ezetimibe might help them live longer than taking just a statin alone.

For people who've had a recent heart problem, taking ezetimibe with their cholesterol medicine (a statin) helps prevent heart attacks and strokes over 7 years — and doesn't seem to cause extra cancer or liver issues.

For people at very high risk of heart problems, taking a cholesterol drug (statin) with another drug (ezetimibe) is just as safe and easy to stick with as taking the statin alone.

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.

For people with high cholesterol and heart disease risk, taking ezetimibe with a statin might lead to more serious side effects than just doubling the statin dose — but these bad reactions are still very rare and might not even be caused by the drugs.