[Drug therapy of hypercholesterinemias (author's transl)].

Every permanent substantiated primary hypercholesterolemia which does not respond adequately to diet must be treated with drugs. For monotherapy first of all fenofibrate, bezafibrate and nicotinic acid derivatives are suitable for the treatment of adult patients. For supportive therapy colestyramine and colestipol come into consideration as well as beta-sitosterol. D-thyroxine and etiroxate should be reserved for refractory cases. Drug therapy is only given for secondary hypercholesterolemias in justifiable exceptions.