Can a new pill lower cholesterol as well as existing drugs?

For people with high cholesterol, taking a daily pill is often easier than getting injections. A new drug called enlicitide, which you take by mouth, was just tested in a large, late-stage trial to see if it could be that easier option. The study compared it to other cholesterol-lowering pills like ezetimibe and bempedoic acid in 301 adults over about seven months. However, the crucial numbers—how much it lowered 'bad' LDL cholesterol and whether it caused side effects—haven't been shared yet. Without those results, we simply don't know if this new pill works or if it's safe. The trial is finished, so the answers exist, but they're not public. For now, patients and doctors will have to wait for the full data to see if this potential new treatment lives up to its promise.