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policosanol

Known as: policosanol [Chemical/Ingredient] 
National Institutes of Health

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Anticholesteremic AgentsFatty AlcoholsPlatelet Aggregation Inhibitors
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Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Antiplatelet effects of policosanol (20 and 40 mg/day) in healthy volunteers and dyslipidaemic patients
1. The present study was undertaken to compare the effects of a higher dose of policosanol, a cholesterol‐lowering drug, (40 mg… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Effects of policosanol 20 versus 40 mg/day in the treatment of patients with type II hypercholesterolemia: a 6-month double-blind study.
Policosanol is a well defined mixture of higher aliphatic primary alcohols isolated from sugar cane wax with cholesterol-lowering… 
2001
2001
Effects of Policosanol on Lipid Profile and Cardiac Events in Older Hypercholesterolaemic Patients with Coronary Disease
ObjectiveThis study was undertaken to investigate the effects of policosanol administered for 1 year on the lipid profile and… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Effects of policosanol on postmenopausal women with type II hypercholesterolemia
This randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study was conducted to investigate the efficacy, safety and tolerability of… 
1998
1998
Effect of policosanol on platelet aggregation in type II hypercholesterolemic patients.
Policosanol is a cholesterol-lowering drug with concomitant antiplatelet effects proved in experimental models and healthy… 
1998
1998
Long-term therapy with policosanol improves treadmill exercise-ECG testing performance of coronary heart disease patients.
This study examined the effects of long-term lipid-lowering therapy with policosanol on the clinical evolution, and exercise-ECG… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Comparative study of policosanol, aspirin and the combination therapy policosanol-aspirin on platelet aggregation in healthy volunteers.
A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study was conducted in 43 healthy volunteers to compare the effects of policosanol… 
1996
1996
Effect of policosanol on platelet aggregation in healthy volunteers.
Policosanol is a new drug whose cholesterol-lowering effects have been demonstrated in experimental models, healthy volunteers… 
1996
1996
Effect of policosanol on hyperlipidemia and coronary heart disease in middle-aged patients. A 14-month pilot study.
To find out the long-term lipid-lowering efficacy of policosanol in low dose and its influence in the evolution of coronary heart… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Treatment of Hypercholesterolemia in NIDDM With Policosanol
OBJECTIVE To determine whether elevated levels of cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol in non-insulin… 
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