Hyperlipidaemia, optimal plasma/serum lipid profile, types of primary dyslipidemia, secondary dyslipidemia, effects of drugs on lipoprotein levels, risk factors, pathophysiology, management of dyslipidemia, pharmacotherapy of hyperlipidemia, role of statins in hyperlipidemia, side effects of statins, dietary therapy on hyperlipidemia, HMG CoA reductase inhibitors, hmg coa reductase inhibitors