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Q: I am 76 years old, and I take Centrum Silver vitamins, calcium, low-dose aspirin, Crestor for cholesterol, lisinopril for blood pressure, Coenzyme Q10 and Osteo Bi-Flex for arthritis. My doctor has approved all this medication.
Read more...Journal Issues Warning on Two Cholesterol Drugs - New York Times
Two widely prescribed cholesterol-lowering drugs, Vytorin and Zetia, may not work and should be used only as a last resort, The New England Journal of Medicine said in an editorial published on Sunday.
Read more...Merck, Schering-Plough Sink on Vytorin
Shares of Merck & Co. and Schering-Plough Corp. fell to record lows Monday, as analysts warned new clinical data would choke sales of their blockbuster cholesterol drug Vytorin, while bringing intense government scrutiny to the companies.
Read more...FDA Weighs Over-Counter Cholesterol Drug
The government is questioning if too many of the wrong people will take cholesterol-lowering Mevacor if it's sold without a prescription, days before Merck & Co. makes its third try to move the drug over the counter.
Read more...FDA Panel Rejects OTC Cholesterol Drug
Government advisers on Thursday rejected Merck & Co.'s bid for over-the-counter sales of Mevacor, the granddaddy of the famed cholesterol-lowering drugs.
Read more...Over-The-Counter Cholesterol Drug Sought
Merck & Co. is making a third try to sell the granddaddy of the famed cholesterol-lowering statin drugs without a prescription.
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