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FDA approves Merck combination cholesterol lowering pill
ReutersMay 3 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a Merck & Co cholesterol lowering pill that combines a generic version of Pfizer Inc's Lipitor with its own Zetia, Merck said on Friday. The new combination drug will be sold under the brand...Tags: Food and Drug Administration, Pfizer Inc., Heart Attack, Lipitor (drug), Simvastatin (drug)
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Vytorin trial shows little or no benefit against heart disease [Updated]
Booster ShotsFor the second time in as many years, a large clinical trial has found that the key ingredient in the heavily advertised drug Vytorin provides little or no benefit in preventing heart disease compared to a competing product. The ingredient...... -
FDA panel says Vytorin and Zetia probably don't cause cancer
Booster ShotsA comprehensive review of previous studies involving the cholesterol-lowering drugs Vytorin and Zetia and two large ongoing studies shows that "it is unlikely that [they] increase the risk of cancer or cancer-related deaths," a Food and Drug... -
A handle on heart disease?
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThe cholesterol drug did absolutely everything it was supposed to do -- except for demonstrably improving the health of the people who took it. That was the conclusion reached about the popular drug Vytorin in a study published online last week in the...Tags: Liver, Zocor (drug), Health and Safety at School, Medical Research, New Jersey
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