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New reports accuse another drug company of being too slow to pull a dangerous medication from the market and question the ability of the US federal Food and Drug Administration to protect Americans from such risks.
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A significant percentage of  patients stop taking medications prescribed after a heart  attack, despite the fact that these drugs increase their  chances of survival, investigators report. They call for a  better system for patient follow-up to prevent unnecessary  deaths related to non-usage of these drugs.
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The heart benefits of taking so-called statin drugs to reduce cholesterol might be offset by a slightly increased risk of cancer, although the evidence is by no means clear, U.S. scientists said on Tuesday.
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Aug. 19, 2004 - As the price of prescription drugs rises each year, so does the need for them by Americans who rely on statins and other modern life-saving drugs to stay alive.
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Lowering cholesterol with statins has been shown to prevent second heart attacks, but a new study finds that higher doses of one statin aren&#39;t much better than lower doses at preventing recurrent heart problems.
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Statins are drugs used to lower cholesterol. A few years ago one called cerivastatin was taken off the market, because it led to rhabdomyolysis, a muscle disorder.
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The heart benefits of taking so-called  statin drugs to reduce cholesterol might be offset by a  slightly increased risk of cancer, although the evidence is by  no means clear, U.S. scientists said on Tuesday.
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Merck pulled Vioxx from the market on September 30th, saying it was acting in the best interest of patients. But internal documents reportedly show the company knew as far back as 2000 that
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A popular cholesterol-lowering drug failed to help slow the buildup of artery-clogging plaque in a long-awaited study, the companies that market the medication said yesterday, raising questions about whether its use should be limited.
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Merck said it voluntarily pulled the drug after new data from a clinical trial found an increased risk of heart attack and stroke.
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Early treatment with cholesterol-busting statin drugs may lower arterial plaque buildup in patients hospitalized with acute coronary syndrome, according to a study published in the Aug. 24 issue of Circulation.
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Consumer advocates backed by some prominent doctors and researchers on Thursday questioned a new US policy recommending wider use of statin drugs to lower cholesterol.
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An aggressive, high-dose regimen of cholesterol-lowering drugs within days after a heart attack may reduce further heart problems, says a new large-scale study.
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Merck&#39;s (MRK :NYSE - news - research) decision to withdraw its popular arthritis drug Vioxx from the market in late September has raised questions about the process leading up to its regulatory approval in 1999 as well as the importance of subsequent
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A new study states that Bayer AG was too slow in withdrawing Baycol, a cholesterol-lowering medicine called a statin, from the market.
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The problems with Vioxx, taken off the market last week, raise questions about the Food and Drug Administration's safety review process. Observers say longer clinical trials should be required.
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The lives of 22,000 patients could have been saved if U.S. regulators had been quicker to remove a Bayer AG drug used to stem bleeding during open heart surgery, according to a medical researcher interviewed by CBS Television's 60 Minutes program.