TO THE POINTInvestor’s Business Daily (subscription) - 22 hours agoThe drug giant said switching patients from its cholesterol drug Lipitor to generic Zocor was associated with a 30% increased risk of heart attacks, …
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Merck Niacin Drug Controls CholesterolThe Associated Press - 15 hours agoCordaptive would beef up Merck's cholesterol franchise, a key area because its statin drug Zocor, which had been Merck's top seller, has seen sales plunge …
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Pfizer: Stay On That Lipitor24/7 Wall St., NY - Sep 5, 2007Patients who swtich from Pfizer's (PFE) monster selling drug cholesterol pill Lipitor to Merck's (MRK) Zocor, now available in generic form are more likely …
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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). …
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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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Dog Flu Diet and DiseasesLipitor safer than Zocor - Pfizer studyCNNMoney.com - 5 hours agoLipitor patients who switched to Zocor increased their chance of heart attacks, strokes, says Pfizer. By Aaron Smith, CNNMoney.com staff writer NEW YORK …Lipitor Zocor Switch Can Be Deadly Dog Flu Diet and DiseasesPfizer study finds switch from Lipitor to generic drugs increases … MarketWatchPfizer study shows risk of cholesterol pill switch ReutersFDA news (subscription) - Forbesall 42 news articles
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Will Cholesterol medicine stop Alzheimer’s Disease?Blogger News Network - 12 hours ago(”Statin” drugs like Zocor, Mevacor, Lipetor, etc.) Two problems with the study: One, there was no clinical difference in people taking the medicine or not …
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Cholesterol-lowering statins may help prevent Alzeimer's, too …International Herald Tribune, France - 11 hours agoSimvastatin (Zocor) and lovastatin (Mevacor or Altocor) were the most common prescriptions. Even though there was no difference in the incidence of apparent …
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Merck Says Niacin Cholesterol DrugWall Street Journal - 8 hours agoNiacin does not appear to raise HDL as much as CETP inhibitors studied so far, and it does not reduce LDL to the degree that drugs such as Merck's Zocor and …Merck "good" cholesterol drug meets trial goals Reuters Canadaall 43 news articles
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Abbott, AstraZeneca Advance Study of Cholesterol Pill (Update2)Bloomberg - 6 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 3 news articles
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