sir, its for my 63 year aged mother, yesterday when checked cholesterol,the reading 240,it was the first time she checked it, though have sugar already, doctor prescribed the lipikind-10,should we start medicine or any other solution, do it has side effects?
Hello. Thank you for your question and welcome to Chat Doctor. I understand your concern. Cholesterol levels can vary from clinic to clinic and from country to country. In our clinic, for example, it is considered to be high >220 mg/DL. Anyway, with these figures, combined with the age of 63, I would also recommend starting on a HY Chat Doctor. ). In your case, I would start her on atorvastatin 20 mg x 1 tb/d. There are no medications without side effects. This particular group of 