Intensive Cholesterol Lowering With Atorvastatin 80 mg Reduces …DG News - 2 hours agoBy Chris Berrie VIENNA, AUSTRIA — September 7, 2007 — Intensive cholesterol reduction with the statin atorvastatin significantly reduces major …
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Effect of Statin Therapy on One-Year Mortality After …DG News - 13 hours ago… [study] was not restricted to any particular statin, although simvastatin was used in 44% of the patients, and atorvastatin was the next most frequent. …Atorvastatin - Google News
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PCTs widen scope of drug switch schemePulse, UK - 5 hours agoOther savings were made for cardiovascular drugs when atorvastatin was dropped in favour of simvastatin, and clopidogrel was changed to dispersible aspirin. …
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Scientific AmericanPatients Switched Away From Established Statin Therapy Experienced …Medical News Today (press release), UK - 57 minutes agoAn large observational study of a United Kingdom primary care database showed that switching patients from Lipitor (atorvastatin calcium) to another statin, …Patients Who Switched from Established Lipitor Therapy to … Die WeltPfizer study shows risk of switch from Lipitor to simvastatin Pharma Times (subscription)all 44 news articles
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Statin benefits in heart failure include protection against sudden …TheHeart.Org, NY - 6 hours agoIn the single-center 110-patient study reported here at the European Society of Cardiology Congress 2007, atorvastatin at the unconventionally low dosage of …
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Do statins ease the risk of dementia?Healthcare Republic (press release), UK - 7 hours agoThe statins involved in the study included atorvastatin (Lipitor), lovastatin (Mevacor), rosuvastatin (Crestor) and simvastatin (Zocor). …Atorvastatin - Google News
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Scientific AmericanPatients Who Switched from Established Lipitor Therapy to …Die Welt, Germany - 4 hours agoAn observational study of a large United Kingdom primary care database showed that switching patients from Pfizer’s Lipitor® (atorvastatin calcium) Tablets …Pfizer study shows risk of switch from Lipitor to simvastatin Pharma Times (subscription)all 18 news articles
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Statin switching 'boosts CVD risks by 30%'Pulse, UK - 3 hours agoMoving patients from simvastatin to atorvastatin raised the risk of death or major CVD events by 30%, according to the analysis, conducted by Pfizer …
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Pfizer: Study Shows Patients Switched From Lipitor Therapy To …RTT News, NY - 2 hours agoLipitor is the Pfizer's cholesterol-lowering drug, which contains an active ingredient called Atorvastatin. Simvastatin is a hypolipidemic drug belonging to …
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New Survey Reveals Many Adults With High Cholesterol Fail to Take …Market Wire (press release) - 7 hours agoIt has been studied with four commonly prescribed statins — Lipitor® (atorvastatin calcium), Zocor® (simvastatin), Pravachol® (pravastatin sodium) and …
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