Ezetimibe

🧮 Dose calculator

Hyperlipidemia / heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia · Regimen source: FDA Ezetimibe · 2

• • With or without food; 2 h before or 4 h after bile acid sequestrants. Children ≥10 y: HeFH only, with a statin. FDA Ezetimibe · 2FDA Ezetimibe · 8.4

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👥 Special populations

• 🤰 PregnancyUse with caution

  Label states no clear risk or has limited data; use only if needed, under medical advice. FDA Ezetimibe · 8.1

  “Risk Summary There are insufficient data on ezetimibe use in pregnant women to evaluate for a drug-associated risk of major birth defects, miscarriage or adverse maternal or fetal outcomes.”

• 🤱 BreastfeedingUse with caution

  Label: use with caution while breastfeeding; see the label text. FDA Ezetimibe · 8.2

  “Risk Summary There is no information about the presence of ezetimibe in human milk.”

• 👶 ChildrenUse with caution

  The label has conditions, age limits or notes for children; the label sentence is quoted below. FDA Ezetimibe · 8.4

  “The safety and effectiveness of ezetimibe in combination with a statin as an adjunct to diet to reduce LDL-C have been established in pediatric patients 10 years of age and older with HeFH.”

• 👴 Older adultsNo specific problem stated

  Label: no specific difference or dose adjustment stated for older adults. FDA Ezetimibe · 8.5

  “No overall differences in safety or effectiveness of ezetimibe have been observed between patients 65 years of age and older and younger patients.”

• ⚥ Females & males of reproductive potentialNo data

  The source for this drug has no section for this group.