Ezetimibe

Pronounced ez-ET-i-mibe

Brand names: Zetia

Type: Cholesterol absorption inhibitor · All Heart & Blood Pressure Medicines

What Ezetimibe is used for

  • High cholesterol
  • Added to a statin when cholesterol stays high

Common side effects

  • Headache
  • Diarrhea
  • Joint pain
  • Cold-like symptoms

Important cautions

  • When combined with a statin, the statin's muscle and liver cautions also apply

How it comes

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

Related medicines — Heart & Blood Pressure Medicines

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.