Trying for an Over-Counter Cholesterol Drug
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The Food and Drug Administration will consider whether one of the oldest of the cholesterol-lowering drugs, Mevacor, can be sold without a prescription.
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For elderly patients with  coronary disease, treatment with high doses of  cholesterol-lowering Lipitor (known generically as  atorvastatin) reduces the risk of heart-related events more  than low doses, according to a new report.
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Patients could cut risk by taking a cholesterol-lowering drug even if they have normal cholesterol levels, study finds.
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AstraZeneca today that CRESTORâ¢ (rosuvastatin), its statin indicated for the treatment of dislipidaemia, has reached the significant milestone of 10 million prescriptions worldwide.
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Government advisers rejected Merckâs bid for over-the-counter sales of a cholesterol-lowering drug, saying that too many people would mistakenly use the drug if it no longer required a prescription.
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NEW YORK  - The prescription weight-loss  drug orlistat helps obese adults shed pounds and lower their  cholesterol levels -- including those with diabetes or other  risk factors for heart disease, according to a research review.
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Following results of recent clinical trials on popular cholesterol drugs, cardiologists are questioning whether a patientâs cholesterol should be all that matters.
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Statin drugs proven to lower cholesterol levels and reduce the risk of heart disease. Statins may also help slow down the AIDS virus.
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Scientists have developed a speedy way to monitor the effectiveness of cholesterol-reducing statin drugs.
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Federal advisers rejected Merck &amp; Co.'s quest to become the first American drug maker to sell cholesterol-fighting statins over the counter, saying the company's own studies raised potential health risks while offering modest life-saving benefits.
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BETHESDA, Md.  - Drug maker Merck & Co. Inc.   urged U.S. advisers on Thursday to approve the first  over-the-counter sales of a cholesterol-lowering pill, but  regulators questioned if consumers would use it properly.
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The government is questioning if too many of the wrong people will take cholesterol-lowering Mevacor if it's sold without a prescription, days before Merck & Co. makes its third try to move the drug over the counter.
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A clinical trial of Zetia, a widely used cholesterol drug, has raised questions about its effectiveness and the behavior of pharmaceutical companies that conducted the study.
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MONDAY, Jan. 14 (HealthDay News)-- The long-awaited results of a trial of Zetia, a cholesterol-lowering drug prescribed to about a million Americans, shows the drug confers no medical benefit to users.
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NEW YORK  - For elderly patients with coronary disease, treatment with high doses of cholesterol-lowering Lipitor (known generically as atorvastatin) reduces the risk of heart-related events more than low doses, according to a new report.
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Is it ever too early to check cholesterol levels? Not according to a new study that suggests testing patients who are still in diapers.
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What you hear before taking prescription drugs versus what you learn afterward may make you feel like a lab rat. Before: Bayer&#39;s Baycol lowers cholesterol.