Setback in fight against heart attacksLos Angeles Times, CA - 8 hours agoPfizer began a clinical trial involving more than 15000 patients, comparing a combination of torcetrapib and the statin atorvastatin with atorvastatin alone …Clarity on guggul and cholesterol Los Angeles Timesall 2 news articles
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Presentations at American College of Cardiology Meeting Highlight …WM Experts (press release), FL - 9 hours agoILLUMINATE, a morbidity and mortality trial comparing the clinical efficacy and safety of torcetrapib/atorvastatin (Lipitor) versus atorvastatin alone was …
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Schering-Plough and Merck to Develop Another New Cholesterol …Drug Newswire (press release), CT - 2 hours ago"Given the size of the worldwide market in which this product would compete, we believe the combination of ezetimibe with atorvastatin could be an important …Schering-Plough, Merck to develop combination pill Pharmaceutical Business ReviewCORRECTION Merck, Schering-Plough to develop new cholesterol … Forbesall 12 news articles
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Combination HDL/LDL therapy has no effect on plaque build-upEurekAlert (press release), DC - Mar 26, 2007Both groups of patients started an atorvastatin-only period during which the patients’ doses were titrated up until LDL levels reached national guidelines. …
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Studies put proven medications to new usesEurekAlert (press release), DC - Mar 26, 2007Atorvastatin Pretreatment Improves Outcome in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. …
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ACC: Preloading Statin Before Cardiac Intervention Reduces …MedPage Today, NJ - Mar 26, 2007Atorvastatin (Lipitor) given 12 hours before non-emergent percutaneous coronary intervention yielded a significant 12% absolute reduction in major adverse …
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ACC: Torcetrapib Studies Offer More Questions About HDL BoosterMedPage Today, NJ - 14 minutes agoMoreover, when the drug was combined with atorvastatin (Lipitor) it obviated the beneficial effect of the statin on carotid intima-media thickness. …
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Effect of Torcetrapib on the Progression of Coronary AtherosclerosisNew England Journal of Medicine (subscription), MA - 55 minutes agoAfter treatment with atorvastatin to reduce levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol to less than 100 mg per deciliter (2.59 mmol per liter), …Effect of Torcetrapib on Carotid Atherosclerosis in Familial … New England Journal of Medicine (subscription)all 3 news articles
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SPARCL: Should stroke be considered a heart disease equivalent?TheHeart.Org, NY - 7 hours ago"The benefit of atorvastatin in reducing the risk of major coronary events or CHD events is similar prior to and after recurrent stroke or TIA." …
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Philadelphia InquirerSchering-Plough, Merck to develop combination pillPharmaceutical Business Review - 9 hours agoThe combination product would come available at the time that patent exclusivity for atorvastatin expires in the US and internationally. …Schering-Plough and Merck to develop new cholesterol lowering medicine SpiritIndiaCORRECTION Merck, Schering-Plough to develop new cholesterol … Forbesall 111 news articles
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