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Friday, October, 30, 2009

Is Zetia Safe

Combo helps patients who have muscle problems with other statins

October 02, 2008
A combination of Lescol and Zetia lowers cholesterol safely in patients who developed muscle-related problems with other statins, a new study as found. Patients who took both drugs together had fewer complications and lower cholesterol levels than those who took either drug alone. As many as 10 percent of the people who take statins every year stop using the drugs because of muscle pain, cramps, or weakness. This is the first study to examine what these patients should try next to control their ... 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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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 »

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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 »

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 »
Travel to Developing Countries: Resources
www.cdc.gov/travel -- National Center for Infectious Diseases Travelers' Healthwww.who.int -- World Health Organizationwww.travel.state.gov -- U.S. Department of Statewww.istm.org --... Read more »
Heart Attack and Acute Coronary Syndrome: Rehabilitation
RehabilitationLifestyle measures, particularly dietary factors, are equally important in preventing heart attacks and must be strenuously adhered to.Physical Activity and RehabilitationPhysical... Read more »
Gallstones and Gallbladder Disease: Highlights
Risk FactorsObesity. Being overweight is a significant risk factor for gallstones. In obese people, the liver over-produces cholesterol, which is delivered into the bile and causes it to... Read more »
Breast Cancer Information and Types of Breast Cancer
Tamoxifen and Raloxifene for PreventionRaloxifene (Evista) works as well as tamoxifen (Nolvadex) in reducing the risk of invasive breast cancer in women with BRCA gene mutations, indicates... 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 »

Msp04140_113046_5

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 »

Msp04140_113046_5

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

Related News

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... Read summary »

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 »

Understanding Cholesterol Drug
June 19, 2008

(Ivanhoe Newswire) New research sheds light on how a cholesterol drug works in the body. The study is significant because the drug ezetimibe (Zetia)... 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 »