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Do Cholesterol Pills Work?
The makers of the cholesterol-lowering drugs Crestor, Tricor, and ABT-335 are collaborating on a new cholesterol treatment that will target all three major blood lipids, including both "good" and "bad" cholesterol. The companies, AstraZeneca and Abbott Laboratories, will share costs of development of the drug and hope to submit a regulatory application for the combination therapy in 2009.
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Drugmaker seeks approval for new combo cholesterol pill
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Simcor as effective as two-pill treatment, study finds
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