Latest High Cholesterol Treatments: How the New Lipfendra Pill Compares to Statins and More

Image courtesy of Merck. Article by Cailey Griffin. Woman’s World – July 17, 2026.

While tried-and-true high cholesterol treatments like statins are an important way to protect your heart if you have elevated readings, there are also many newer cholesterol medications available, including Lipfendra, a cholesterol-lowering pill from Merck that received FDA approval yesterday. But with more options also come more decisions. So if you’re not quite sure what the latest cholesterol meds are or how they differ, we asked doctors to break it all down, whether you’re newly diagnosed or simply looking for better options. […]

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