Octacosanol is a widely distributed natural higher aliphatic alcohol that can be isolated and
purified from rice bran, sugarcane, beeswax, insect wax, etc. Octacosanol exerts various …

OBJECTIVE To determine whether elevated levels of cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein
(LDL) cholesterol in non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) patients could be …

A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study was conducted in 43 hea lthy
volunteers to compare the effects of policosanol (20 mg day− 1), aspirin (ASA)(100 mg day …

Background. The present study was undertaken to investigate the effects of policosanol in
older patients with type II hypercholesterolemia and more than one concomitant …

Policosanol is a cholesterol-lowering drug with hypocholesterolemic effects demonstrated in
experimental models, healthy volunteers and patients with type II hypercholesterolemia. In …

Abstract The effects of policosanol (50–500 mg/kg) administered orally for 24 months to
Sprague Dawley rats of both sexes were investigated. No differences related to daily clinical …

Policosanol (trade name Ateromixol) is a new cholesterol-lowering drug that has been
isolated and purified from sugar cane wax. The effects of policosanol (50–500 mg/kg) …

A randomized double-blind, placebo-controlled study was conducted in 45 patients with type
II hypercholesterolemia to investigate the efficacy and safety of policosanol administered at …

Atherosclerotic vascular diseases, and especially coronary heart disease (CHD), are the
major cause of morbidity and mortality in middle aged and elderly people worldwide (1, 2) …

Fifty-three elderly patients (60 to 77 years of age) with primary hypercholesterolemia (total
serum cholesterol⩾ 240 mg/dL) were enrolled in a randomized, double-masked, parallel …