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Managing High Blood Cholesterol
The person’s heart starts to beat again and the person starts breathing. The person has a high level of cholesterol in their blood.
Name one type of drug that would decrease the level of cholesterol in the person’s blood.
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- 1 Names a statin or a named statin.
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A statin.
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Antibiotics.
Antibiotics target bacteria, not blood cholesterol.