My husband's cholesterol levels have been a bit high for a couple of years now. His most recent test in March 2018 showed total cholesterol at 233 and LDL at 145. He was prescribed rozat 20 mg, but I'm wondering how often we should be checking his cholesterol levels?

Dr Dhankecha Dineshbhai

General Practitioner

• MBBS
• 6+ Yrs

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