2. • Introduction
• What is hyperlipidemia
• Drugs used for hyperlipidemia
Ezetimibe
• Mechanism of action
• Dosage form
• Pharmacokinetic
• Adverse side effect
• Overdose
• Contraindication and warning
• references
3. lipid-lowering therapy in patient with
hypercholesterolemia has a proven survival
benefit for both:
Primary prevention
Patient without clinical evidence of coronary
disease
Secondary prevention
Patent with established coronary disease
Even when serum cholesterol concentration are
NORMAL
4. Hyperlipidemia a broad term, also called
hyperlipoproteinemia ,is a common disorder
in developed countries and is the major cause
of coronary heart disease
It result from abnormalities in lipid
metabolism or plasma lipid transport or a
disorder in the synthesis and degradation of
plasma lipoprotein
8. Ezetimibe is a prescription drug
It comes as an oral tablet.
a medication used to treat
high blood cholesterol.
It is less preferred than statin when used as
sole treatment for high blood cholesterol. It
may be used in combination with a statin if a
statin alone is insufficient.
10. This drug may be used as part of a combination
therapy. This means you may need to take it
with other cholesterol-lowering medications
Why is this medication prescribed?
Ezetimibe is in a class of medication called cholesterol
lowering medication to reduce cholesterol in people
with high cholesterol levels.
Ezetimibe is used together with lifestyle changes(diet
,weight-loss , exercise) to reduce the amount of
cholesterol
11. Ezetimibe inhibits sterol transporter at brush
border and consequently intestinal absorption
of cholesterol in turn decreases delivery of
cholesterol to liver
and reduce hepatic
cholesterol stores
12. The molecular target of ezetimibe is the
Niemann–Pick C1-like 1 (NPC1L1)
protein, a transporter located on the
brush-border membrane of jejunal
enterocytes
Normal NPC1L1 activity is required for the
transport of both cholesterol and phytosterols
from the intestinal lumen to the intracellular
compartments of enterocytes
13. 1. Reduction of hepatic cholesterol
2. Increase the LDL expression receptor
3. Increase the plasma C LDL clearance
14. Your dosage, drug form, and how often you take
the drug will depend on:
your age
the condition being treated
how severe your condition is
other medical conditions you have
how you react to the first dose
16. Dosage for high cholesterol
Adult dosage (ages 18–64 years)
Typical dosage: 10 mg taken once per day.
Child dosage (ages 10–17 years)
Typical dosage: 10 mg taken once per day.
Child dosage (ages 0–9 years)
This medication hasn’t been studied in children
younger than 10 years. It shouldn’t be used in
children of this age group.
17. Senior dosage (ages 65 years and older)
The kidneys of older adults may not work
as well as they used to. This can cause
your body to process drugs more slowly.
As a result, higher levels of a drug stay in
your body for a longer time. This
increases your risk of side effects.
18. Ezetimibe and its active glucuronide metabolite
impair the intestinal reabsorption of both dietary
and hepatically excreted biliary cholesterol
through inhibition of a membrane transporter
Absorption of ezetimibe is rapid and not altered
by food content following oral administration
Ezetimibe and its active metabolites are highly
bound to human plasma proteins (90%)
19. Absorption
Bioavailability: Variable
Peak plasma time: 4-12 hr(parent drug)
1-2 hr (metabolite)
Distribution Protein bound: >90%
Metabolism
Metabolized by glucuronide
conjugation
Metabolites: Ezitimibe-glucuronide
(80-90%)
Elimination
Half life : 22hr
Excretion : Bile (78%) Urine (11%)
20. Ezetimibe oral tablet can interact with
other medications, vitamins, or herbs you
may be taking
The drug is Not metabolized by the
cytochrome P450 system
but extensive glucuronidation takes place
in the intestine which explains its limited
number of drug interactions
21. Examples of drugs that can cause interactions
with ezetimibe are
Blood thinner Warfarin
Taking warfarin with
ezetimibe can cause
warfarin to work too well
or not well enough
Other Cholesterol-
lowering drugs
Cholestyramine
Colestipol
Colesevelam
These with ezetimibe can
decrease the amount of
ezetimibe in your body.
This means that ezetimibe
may not work as well
Fenofibrate
Gemfibrozil
These cholesterol
medications may cause
gallstones when taken
with ezetimibe
Rheumatoid arthritis
(RA) or organ transplant
drug
Cyclosporine
Taking Cyclosporine with
Ezetimibe increases the
levels of both drugs in the
body
22. Ezetimibe side effects
Ezetimibe oral tablet can cause drowsiness. It can also cause
other side effects include :
More common side effects
more common side effects that can occur include:
diarrhea
stuffy nose
viral infection of your nose, throat, and airways
joint pain
These effects are mild, they may go away within a
few days or a couple of weeks
23. Serious side effects
include the following:
Liver problems. Symptoms can include:
– pain in your abdomen
– yellowing of your skin and sclera
Severe muscle problems
Including Rhabdomyolysis
24. The incidence of overdose with ezetimibe is
rare
an acute overdose of ezetimibe is expected to
produce an exaggeration of its usual effects,
leading to
loose stools
abdominal pain
fatigue
25. The contraindications to taking ezetimibe are a
previous allergic reaction to it
This drug can cause a severe allergic reaction.
Symptoms can include:
swelling of the face, lips, tongue, or
throat( angioedema )(anaphylaxis)
trouble breathing or swallowing
skin rash
hives
26. For people with liver disease
moderate or severe liver problems
For pregnant women
This drug is a category C pregnancy drug
For women who are breastfeeding
For seniors
For children (under 10 years)