Cholesterol drug may sell over the counter
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Federal advisers today and tomorrow will consider whether the Food and Drug Administration should approve Merck &amp; Co.'s bid to make Mevacor the first of a class of hot-selling cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins to be sold over the counter.
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A new study shows a possible link between cholesterol drugs and the prevention of Alzheimerâs disease.
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Merck & Co. is making a third try to sell the granddaddy of the famed cholesterol-lowering statin drugs without a prescription.
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An automated external defibrillator for use at home can now be sold over the counter, the Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday.
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A modified magnetic scan can tell  patients whether cholesterol-lowering statin drugs are actually  unblocking their clogged arteries, U.S. researchers reported on  Monday.
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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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Statin drugs that lower cholesterol  levels and reduce the risk of heart disease may also help slow  down the AIDS virus, Spanish researchers reported on Monday.
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(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Illegally selling prescription drugs over-the-counter is adding to the growing problem of antibiotic resistance, according to a recent study.
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Giving consumers access to cholesterol-lowering drugs without a prescription could expand use of the medicines and help fight the U.S. heart disease epidemic, drugmaker Merck & Co. Inc. told an advisory panel on Thursday.
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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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Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. said Friday that it plans to pursue Food and Drug Administration approval to sell an over-the-counter version of its cholesterol-lowering drug, Pravachol.
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A modified magnetic scan can tell patients whether cholesterol-lowering statin drugs are actually unblocking their clogged arteries, U.S. researchers reported on Monday.
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Merck next month will make its second try for approval to sell cholesterol drug Mevacor without a prescription. If the Food and Drug Administration approves, cholesterol drugs would
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Federal health advisers recommended against over-the-counter sales of cholesterol drug Mevacor, saying that patients need medical guidance.
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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 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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For the first time in many European countries, nonprescription drugs are being sold over the counter at outlets other than pharmacies.