The nurse is conducting a class about antilipemic drugs. The antilipemic drug ezetimibe (Zetia) works by which mechanism?
A) Inhibiting HMG-CoA reductase
B) Preventing resorption of bile acids from the small intestines
C) Activating lipase, which breaks down cholesterol
D) Inhibiting cholesterol absorption in the small intestine
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