Where should your cholesterol numbers be? We'll help you figure it outSeattle Post Intelligencer - 22 hours agoPrescription drugs that lower LDL cholesterol include statins (such as Lipitor, Crestor, Mevacor and Zocor); Zetia, which reduces the amount of cholesterol …
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Popular Statins Go Head to Head in New, Global Cholesterol TrialNewswise (press release) - 9 hours agoStatins Crestor and Zocor are both available today and can be used in combination with a drug called Zetia that inhibits cholesterol absorption. …
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Dr. Gott: Cholesterol: much ado about nothing?Northwest Herald, IL - Sep 1, 2007I tried Vytorin, which was ineffective, and then Zetia, with mixed results. After my last doctor’s visit, I decided to quit taking a handful of pills, …
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Merck niacin drug controls cholesterolEuro2day, Greece - 8 minutes agoMerck and partner Schering-Plough Corp. jointly market two other cholesterol drugs, Zetia and Vytorin. Merck shares fell 13 cents to $50.04 in trading …
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Wilkes Barre Times-LeaderBenadryl not good treatment for insomnia ASK DR. H MITCHELL HECHTWilkes Barre Times-Leader, PA - 17 hours agoA: Before Lipitor, Vytorin, Zetia, Crestor, Pravachol, Zocor and Mevacor, there was niacin. Since the mid-1950s, niacin (nicotinic acid) has been regarded …
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Seeking AlphaWall Street BreakfastSeeking Alpha, NY - 10 hours agoMerck hopes to gain approval for Cordaptive as a complement to its drugs Vytorin and Zetia, which lower "bad" cholesterol. "This drug was developed to …
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Merck Drug Raises Good Cholesterol With Less Flushing (Update1)Bloomberg - 23 hours agoThe company, based in Whitehouse Station, New Jersey, filed for US regulatory approval of the drug last week to complement its Vytorin and Zetia treatments …
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Schering-Plough, Merck Say Allergy-Drug Filing AcceptedCNBC, NJ - Aug 28, 2007The Schering-Plough/Merck joint venture successfully developed and now sells Zetia and Vytorin, two popular cholesterol fighters that have been linchpins of …
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FDA to review Singulair/Claritin as new hay fever treatmentPharma Times (subscription), UK - Aug 29, 2007SP and Merck already market the cholesterol-buster Vytorin - a combination of Zetia (ezetimibe) and Merck's statin Zocor (simvastatin) and are working on a …
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Abbott, AstraZeneca Advance Study of Cholesterol Pill (Update2)Bloomberg - 17 hours agoVytorin, which generated $1.3 billion in the second quarter, mixes Zetia and Zocor, two drugs that lower bad cholesterol, or LDL, in different ways. …Abbott, AstraZeneca Advance Study of Cholesterol Pill (Update4) Bloombergall 4 news articles
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