Bempedoic acid

Pronounced bem-pe-DOE-ik AS-id

Brand names: Nexletol

Type: Cholesterol-lowering (ATP citrate lyase inhibitor) · All Heart & Blood Pressure Medicines

What Bempedoic acid is used for

  • High cholesterol in people who cannot reach goals with statins
  • High cholesterol in people unable to tolerate statins

Common side effects

  • Muscle spasms
  • Back pain
  • Cold-like symptoms
  • Stomach pain

Important cautions

  • Can raise uric acid and trigger gout, and rarely can injure tendons

How it comes

Tablets. This guide lists forms only — it never lists strengths or doses.

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Please note: This page is a patient-education summary, not medical advice, and it deliberately contains no doses. Medicines affect everyone differently — always follow your own prescription and talk to your doctor or pharmacist before starting, stopping or changing any medicine.