We set up GoMDUSA to help Americans get the convenient affordable care they need regardless of insurance.

With our cholesterol service you can get the care and advice you need – including labs - online without having to go to a traditional doctor’s office.

Just like a traditional doctor's office we can order labs, write refills, start you on statin treatments and help you manage your cholesterol on an ongoing basis.

Cholesterol is a type of fat that’s in our blood. Our body needs cholesterol. Our body makes cholesterol and we also get cholesterol from food.

LDL is ‘bad’ cholesterol and raises your chance of heart disease and stroke.

HDL is ‘good’ cholesterol and is linked to a lower risk of heart disease and stroke.

If you have too much cholesterol it can make it hard for blood to flow through the blood vessels that take blood away from your heart. This increases your chance of having a heart attack, heart disease and stroke. 1 in 3 American adults die because of heart attack, heart disease or stroke. Heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women.

Statin medicines can lower your risk of a heart attack or stroke by 20-25%. Lowering your risk of heart attack and stroke is the aim of taking statins.

You need to have a blood test to find out your cholesterol levels. A blood test can tell you your total cholesterol level and the levels of different types of cholesterol.

We can order lab work for you through our partner Quest Diagnostics. They have Patient Service Centers all around the country.

GoMDUSA is simple to use.

The process is different depending upon your personal situation but everyone needs to answer our health questions and create a GoMDUSA account. If necessary we’ll order blood work at Quest Diagnostics.

If we prescribe statin treatment we’ll send the prescription to your local pharmacy electronically so that you can benefit from the advice and care from the great pharmacists in your community.

Most people find generic statins affordable.

How much you pay for the statin medicines we prescribe depends upon the pharmacy you go to and what kind of insurance you have, if you have insurance. You pay the pharmacy for your statins, not us.

If you have to cash pay for your statin medicines then Costco pharmacies can provide generic medicines starting at $10-15 a quarter or $40-60 for a whole year. That’s one hell of a deal.

We sure can. After an online assessment and a review of the lab work we ordered our doctors or nurse practitioners can start you on statin medicines.

We follow strict guidelines to determine when it’s appropriate to prescribe statins online and we can only give you a prescription if your risk of a heart attack or stroke makes it appropriate. It wouldn’t be appropriate for us to start you on statins unnecessarily because all medicines, including statins, can have side-effects and cause adverse events.

Please note, you need to know your blood pressure to get an online prescription for statins from GoMDUSA. See below for the thousands of pharmacies that have machines that can accurately measure your blood pressure for free.

Once you’ve done lab work through GoMDUSA then we can give you a 3-month statin prescription at a time. Without knowing your lab results it wouldn’t be appropriate to provide you with ongoing care.

You need to know your blood pressure to get a statin prescription from GoMDUSA.

There are other medicines that lower cholesterol but we don’t currently prescribe them.

We recommend you see a doctor or nurse practitioner in person if you’re taking these other medicines by themselves or in combination with a statin.

Absolutely. We’ve partnered with Quest Diagnostics, the largest lab company in the US, so that you can get your lab work done cost effectively. Quest Diagnostics have thousands of Patient Service Centers around the US.

When we order lab work as part or our cholesterol service we’ll test your cholesterol, your liver and your thyroid.

In all states other than New York you’ll need to pay GoMDUSA for the lab work.

Yes, you need to know your blood pressure to complete our health questions.

We use your blood pressure along with other factors - whether you smoke, your age and cholesterol test results – to determine your risk of having a heart attack over the next 10 years.

We also need to know your blood pressure because giving guidance on blood pressure is an important part of providing responsible care for decreasing your risk of heart attack, heart disease, or stroke. If you have uncontrolled high blood pressure you need to get it investigated.

Many pharmacies have a machine where you can accurately measure your blood pressure for free. Most Walmart, Sam’s Club, Safeway, Rite Aid pharmacies have a machine.

Here are two links to help you find your nearest Higi machine and Pursuant Health kiosk. Both machines are FDA approved to check blood pressure accurately.

Managing your cholesterol is only one part of managing your overall health. We’ll give you guidance on other aspects of your health that you need to manage, such as your blood pressure. When necessary you’ll need to compliment care from GoMDUSA with a visit to a doctor or nurse practitioner in your community.

You only need to get your lab done one time if we start you on a statin.

If you’d like to get a repeat blood test after starting a statin, we recommend it no sooner than 6 weeks after you start the statin.

We recommend waiting 3-6 months after making significant lifestyle changes before retesting your cholesterol. We can re-order labs for you no problem.

Most patients who start a statin should continue taking statins for life. The risk of heart attack, heart disease, or stroke increases as we get older so if you wish to benefit from the protective effects of a statin medicine, you should take the medicine every day for life.

For now we only prescribe statins. If you need other medicines to treat high cholesterol then you should visit a doctor or nurse practitioner in your community.