Reduction of cholesterol absorption

Patent Granted Cholesterol absorption inhibitors are a class of compounds that prevents the uptake of cholesterol from the small intestine into the circulatory system. An example is ezetimibe,[1][2] previously known as "Sch-58235".[3][4] Another example is Sch-48461.[5] The "Sch" is for Schering-Plough, where these compounds were developed. Phytosterols are also cholesterol absorption inhibitors.