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Sunday, October, 25, 2009

Zetia

Study: Zetia has 'no medical benefit'

October 03, 2008
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 which artery-clogging plaques formed within vessels doubled in patients taking a combination of Zetia and Zocor, compared to those taking Zocor alone. Zetia is also sold in a combination pill, Vytorin. About 60 percent of U.S. patients who are taking Zetia now receive the drug as part of Vytorin. Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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Zetia and Your Liver
By Dr. Kang , Health Expert

...York Times published an article entitled "Data about Zetia risk was not fully revealed." ... Read more »

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Ezetimibe: Under the gun
By Dr. Kang , Health Expert

...reason that many were suspicious about ezetimibe (Zetia) was that the ENHANCE trial had been... Read more »

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Vytorin® Crash and Burn? Is cholesterol dead?
By Dr. William Davis , Health Expert

...combination of simvastatin and ezetimibe, brand name Zetia®) vs. just simvastatin.   No... Read more »

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Grapefruit juice and cholesterol medication
By Dr. Kang , Health Expert

My mother-in-law has been visiting with us for the past few weeks.  She remarked one day while... Read more »

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Statins and ezetimibe and biomarkers
By Dr. Bill Quick , Health Expert

...delayed reporting of a study involving Vytorin and Zetia. But then the New York Times chimed in... Read more »

Health Guide

Cholesterol Treatment and Drugs
...healthy diet and continue to take any prescribed medications to control cholesterol.EzetimibeEzetimibe (Zetia) inhibits the absorption of cholesterol in the intestines and is proving to be very... Read more »

Medications

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This medication is used either alone or with other drugs (e.g., HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors or... Read more »

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This medication is used either alone or with other drugs (e.g., HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors or... Read more »

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This medication is used either alone or with other drugs (e.g., HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors or... Read more »

Msp04140_113046_5

This medication is used either alone or with other drugs (e.g., HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors or... Read more »

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This medication is used either alone or with other drugs (e.g., HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors or... Read more »

Related News

New cholesterol drug boosts Zetia's effects in clinical trials
October 02, 2008

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 summary »

Animal study may explain Zetia's effectiveness
October 03, 2008

A new animal study may have found the reason Zetia is so effective at lowering cholesterol. In a study of mice, researchers found that Zetia not only... Read summary »

Doctors debate cancer risk of Vytorin, Zetia
November 17, 2008

Hundreds of heart experts attended a panel discussion at the annual meeting of the American Heart Association to debate the benefits and risks of the... Read summary »

Clinical trial: Use of Zetia by HIV-infected adults
October 02, 2008

This is a study to determine the effects of Zetia in combination with statin therapy in adults who are HIV-infected and have high cholesterol. This... Read summary »

Clinical trial: Zetia+Lipitor versus Lipitor alone in people with high cholesterol
October 02, 2008

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 summary »