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Is Zetia Safe To Take For Cholesterol?
Pronounced: (eh-ZET-ih-mibe)
Overdose
If overdose is suspected, contact your local poison control center or emergency room immediately. US residents can call the US national poison hotline at 1-800-222-1222. Canadian residents should call their local poison control center directly.
Missed Dose
If you miss a dose, use it as soon as you remember. If it is near the time of the next dose, skip the missed dose and resume your usual dosing schedule. Do not double the...
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Zetia and Your Liver
In December 2007, the New York Times published an article entitled "Data about Zetia risk was not fully revealed." The article claimed... Read more »
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... Read more »
The Zetia Versus Niacin Debacle
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Red Yeast Rice: A Safe Therapy to Lower Cholesterol?
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Vytorin® Crash and Burn? Is cholesterol dead?
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From Our Sources
Clinical trial: Zetia+Lipitor versus Lipitor alone in people w...
This is a study to compare the safety and effectiveness of a combination of Zetia and Lipitor to Lipitor alone in patients with high cholesterol.... Read more »
Clinical trial: Zetia+Lipitor versus Lipitor in adults with hi...
This is a study to compare the safety and effectiveness of a combination of Zetia and Lipitor versus Lipitor alone in patients who have high... Read more »
Crestor, Zetia combo cuts bad cholesterol by 70 percent
Researchers have found that a combination of Crestor and Zetia cut bad cholesterol by 70 percent in a recent study. According to one researcher, the... Read more »
New cholesterol drug boosts Zetia's effects in clinical trials...
A new drug to treat high cholesterol has shown good results in new clinical trials. The new drug was given to some patients in combination with Zetia... Read more »
Study: Zetia has 'no medical benefit'
A new study has found that the cholesterol-lowering med Zetia confers 'no medical benefit' to its users. In fact, researchers found that the pace at... Read more »
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