This randomized, open-label study compared the cost efficiency of low-dose pravastatin combined with low-dose cholestyramine with high-dose pravastatin monotherapy in 59 patients with moderate hypercholesterolemia and coronary disease. Both regimes were effective in improving lipid profiles in these patients; however, low-dose combination therapy enhanced achievement in therapeutic goals and cost efficiency.
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