Welcome to PharmacyDirectGB Statins/Cholesterol Lowering Service

Our Service includes an online doctor consultation and private prescription service, followed by a full range of statins to help lower your cholesterol levels.

Statins Available

Introduction

Statins are cholesterol-lowering medicines. They may be used to treat:

primary hypercholesterolaemia - a high level of cholesterol in the blood due to lifestyle factors such as a high-fat diet or not doing enough exercise
familial hypercholesterolaemia - a high level of cholesterol in the blood due to inheriting a gene, which means your liver makes lots of cholesterol

Statins may also be used to reduce your risk of having a heart attack or stroke if you have:

angina (chest pain) or previously had a heart attack
transient ischaemic attacks ('mini strokes') or previously had a stroke
peripheral vascular disease (narrowing of blood vessels, usually in the legs)
diabetes and are over 40 or
diabetes and are under 40 but have other risk factors for heart disease such as poor blood sugar control, high blood pressure or a family history of heart disease in a relative younger than 40

How they work

Statins reduce the production of cholesterol by the liver.

In particular, they reduce the production of 'bad' cholesterol called low density lipoprotein (LDL).

If you have a high amount of LDL cholesterol in your blood, it can form fatty deposits in the lining of your arteries (blood vessels). This causes furring and narrowing of the arteries, known as atherosclerosis, which in turn restricts the blood flow and can increase your risk of having heart disease or a stroke.

The liver makes most of your body's cholesterol at night. For this reason, it is recommended that many of the statins (Inegy, Lescol, Lipostat and Zocor) are taken in the evening so the amount of the statin in your body will be highest when the liver is producing the most cholesterol.