Title:An Update on New Cholesterol Inhibitor: Bempedoic Acid
Volume: 18
Issue: 2
Author(s): Mayank Kulshreshtha*
Affiliation:
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Babu Banarasi Das University, Lucknow, India
Keywords:
Cholesterol, bempedoic acid, HMG-CoA reductase enzyme, lipoproteins, gastrointestinal, hypoglycemic activity.
Abstract: An increase in the level of cholesterol day by day is easily seen in most people just because
of poor life style, food with high cholesterol, lack of physical work, etc. There are lots of
molecules available, which lower down the cholesterol level. In this field a new molecule has been
introduced that is bimpedoic acid. Researches indicate that bempedoic acid has the same mechanism
of action as statins, which means that it also inhibits the HMG-CoA reductase enzyme. This
article is my best collection of published scientific data on bempedoic acid till now. It also includes
the chemistry, pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic parameters of the mentioned new molecule.