The most effective medicines with the proven effect of lowering cholesterol levels are statins. But these medicines have certain adverse effects including the lowering of the “good” cholesterol. Thus, they mustn’t be used for prophylaxis if you see in your blood tests an elevation of cholesterol. You should get them only if your doctor prescribes them to you. Most commonly, these medicines are used after a myocardial infarction, stroke, and so on.
– Simvastatin
– Lovastatin
– Pravastatin
– Fluvastatin
– Atorvastatin  by Ranbaxy
– Cerivastatin
– Rosuvastatin
– Pitavastatin