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The Zetia Versus Niacin Debacle

I'm all for promoting heart health and lowering cholesterol through the use of wise food selections. I do not spend a lot of time staying up-to-date on the latest research for cholesterol lowering medications. It often feels like pharmaceutical company's often get wrapped up in dollar signs and forget the bottom-line reason for manufacturing the... Read moreChevron
posted 02/24/2010, comments (5)|
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Anyone know anything about HealthWarehouse.com? $3.50 Simvastatin & Lisinopril?

My doctor recently prescribed me simvastatin to try and get my cholesterol under control.   I wasn't thrilled about having to pay for more medications.  I was searching around trying to find the lowest price on simvastatin.   I found an online US pharmacy called HealthWarehouse.com that is offering Simvastatin 30-day supply at... Read moreChevron
posted 02/16/2009, comments (4)|
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Vytorin Fails to Reduce Heart Problems... Again

The ever-controversial cholesterol drug Vytorin apparently does not lower the risk of major heart valve problems, according to a report released Monday afternoon by its manufacturers, Schering-Plough Corp. and Merck & Co.   Vytorin is a prescription pill containing two cholesterol-lowering medications, Zetia (ezetimibe) plus Zocor... Read moreChevron
posted 07/21/2008, comments (2)|
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Ezetimibe: Under the gun

"This is a pretty clear failure. Physicians should now stop using ezetimibe or Vytorin except as a last resort." - Dr. Steven Nissen (Cleveland Clinic, OH)   "Dr. Nissen's suggestion about a moratorium on ezitimibe is rather alarmist, given that this was just an imaging study, and an imaging study should not change... Read moreChevron
posted 01/23/2008, comment (1)|
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Vytorin® Crash and Burn? Is cholesterol dead?

The makers of Vytorin®, Merck/Schering-Plough Pharmaceuticals, recently issued a controversial press release about the Enhance Study that compared the effects of Vytorin® (a combination of simvastatin and ezetimibe, brand name Zetia®) vs. just simvastatin.   No substantial difference was observed with the addition of... Read moreChevron
posted 01/18/2008, comments (2)|
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