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Q: I've taken GEMFIBROZIL, METFORMIN, VYTORIN & GLIPIZIDE successfully for 3 years. Insurance cancelled VYTORIN-replaced that with SIMVASTATIN and now all my readings have gone bad. HELP?
Vytorin is nothing more than generic Zocor (Simvastatin) and Zetia. You are taking pretty much the same thing as before. Most insurance comapnies, like mine, will no longer pay for Vytorin since it was shown in the ENHANCE trial that the addition of Zetia did not reduce the risk of CAD any more than Sivastatin alone. This will explain;
http://heartdisease.about.com/od/cholesteroltriglycerides/a/ENHANCE.htm
Hope this helps,
Jon
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