[13] In clinical studies, pitavastatin consistently produces a marked and sustained increase in HDL-C concentrations. Indeed, pitavastatin's ability to elevate HDL-C levels is one factor ...

Ezetimibe reduces LDL cholesterol levels, and niacin raises HDL cholesterol levels; however, no previous studies have described the use of these two drugs in combination. Jelesoff and colleagues ...

Pitavastatin is a novel statin that induces plaque regression and is non-inferior to atorvastatin and, on some measures, superior to simvastatin and to pravastatin in the elderly. Pitavastatin ...