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Effects Of Policosanol On Older Patients With Hypertension And Type II Hypercholesterolaemia

After introduction to a cholesterol lowering diet (all groups), policosanol was given at either 5 or 10mg daily depending on circulating cholesterol levels for 1 year. Significant improvements were seen in lipid metabolism in persons with cholesterol problems and hypertension, and reports of adverse cardiac events were lower in the policosanol group