Bempedoic acid (BEM) belongs to a category of drugs known as Adenosine triphosphate-citrate Lyase (ACL) inhibitors. It is a prodrug with intracellular activation that is administered orally. Bempedoic acid is used to treat existing atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases, mainly hypercholesterolemia.
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