Drug details

Zetia (ezetimibe tablets)

type of Lipid-Lowering Agents, 2-Azetidinones

Zetia (ezetimibe) is a lipid-lowering compound used to treat high cholesterol. Zetia works by decreasing the absorption of cholesterol from the intestine.

This drug may have the following side effects:

• fever,
• muscle pain,
• unusual tiredness, and
• dark colored urine
• muscle tenderness or weakness,

The following drugs are related to Zetia, either as a replacement or used together:

• Advicor (niacin xr and lovastatin)
• Praluent (alirocumab for solution for subcutaneous injection)
• Altocor (lovastatin extended-release tablets)
• Altoprev (lovastatin extended-release tablets)
• Lipitor (atorvastatin calcium)
• Nexlizet (bempedoic acid and ezetimibe tablets)
• Nexletol (bempedoic acid tablets, for oral use)
• Brilinta (ticagrelor tablets for oral administration)
• Pradaxa (dabigatran etexilate mesylate)
• Epanova (omega-3-carboxylic acids soft-gelatin capsules)
• Repatha (evolocumab injection, for subcutaneous injection)
• Ezallor (rosuvastatin calcium tablets)
• Liptruzet (ezetimibe and atorvastatin tablets)
• Vytorin (ezetimibe and simvastatin)
• Lipofen (fenofibrate)
• Tricor (fenofibrate)
• Fenoglide (fenofibrate tablets)
• Fibricor (fenofibric acid)
• Trilipix (fenofibric acid capsules)
• Lescol (fluvastatin sodium)
• Lopid (gemfibrozil)
• Leqvio (inclisiran injection)
• Juxtapid (lomitapide capsules)
• Mevacor (lovastatin)
• Lovaza (omega-3-acid ethyl esters)
• Niaspan (niacin)
• Omtryg (omega-3-acid ethyl esters a capsules)
• Vayarol (orally administered prescription medical food)
• Pravachol (pravastatin sodium)
• Zocor (simvastatin)