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• Study questions Vytorin and Zetia in heart disease treatment

  
  The Washington Post — Authority: 967
  A widely prescribed and expensive cholesterol drug does not unclog arteries as effectively as a modified version of Vitamin B3, a cheap alternative used to treat heart disease for decades, according to a new study.
  43 minutes ago

• Study Raises Questions About Cholesterol Drug’s Benefit

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 913
  A study shows the heavily-marketed Zetia was inferior to an old standby drug, niacin, in reducing buildup in the carotid artery.
  1 hour ago

• More Zetia quotes

  
  PharmaGossip — Authority: 491
  Zetia "has been on the market for about seven years and we still havent proven that it improves clinical outcomes," said Dr. Roger Blumenthal, preventive cardiology chief at Johns Hopkins University. "It should be better for the arteries and it wasnt," Dr. Allen Taylor said of Zetia. "The drug wasnt ...
  2 hours ago

• Study raises new questions about Merck pill Zetia (AP)

  
  Blogger — Authority: 165
  AP – A new study raises fresh concerns about Zetia and its cousin, Vytorin — drugs still taken by millions of Americans to lower cholesterol, despite questions raised last year about how well they work. Excerpt from:  (AP)"> (AP)">Study raises new questions about Merck pill Zetia (AP)
  3 hours ago

• The Arbiter Study Is Another Setback For Merck

  
  Pharmalot — Authority: 596
  Abbott Labs’ Niaspan appeared safer and more effective that Merck’s Zetia as a secondary cholesterol treatment, according to a study released Sunday night. Funded by Abbott and called Arbiter-6, the study measured thickness of the carotid artery leading to the brain in 208 patients, who were given simvastatin ...
  4 hours ago

• BREAKING NEWS:Niacin versus Zetia Trial Results at 6 p.m.

  
  emedist.com — Authority: 161
  ORLANDO (MedPage Today) The results of the ARBITER 6-HALTS trial comparing niacin to ezetimibe (Zetia) will be released at special American Heart Association Press Conference today at 6 p.m.source [...]
  5 hours ago

• Study raises new questions about Merck pill Zetia

  
  Health Fitness & Beauty - health-fitness.marc8.com — Authority: 158
  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- A new study raises fresh concerns about Zetia and its cousin, Vytorin - drugs that are still taken by millions of Americans to lower cholesterol, despite questions raised last year about how well they work....
  6 hours ago

• Get A Refund If You Took Vytorin Or Zetia [Lawsuits]

  
  Consumerist — Authority: 777
  If you or someone you know were prescribed the high cholesterol drugs Zetia or Vytorin and paid full price or a co-pay, you may be eligible for a refund as part of a recent class-action lawsuit. Manufacturers Merck and Schering-Plough are accused of violating consumer protection laws. While both drugs were marketed as ...
  2 days ago

• Merck - Vytorin: Blue Monday?

  
  PharmaGossip — Authority: 491
  “If you’re going to go to the expense, risk and trouble to take a pill every day to improve your longevity, don’t you really want to know if it works?” said Dr. Allen J. Taylor, a cardiologist at Washington Hospital Center, in Washington, who led the study. He said he could not talk about the results until ...
  2 days ago

• Whytorin? Merck Cholesterol Pills Face Another Test

  
  Pharmalot — Authority: 596
  The big drugmaker may encounter its third negative study result within two years for Vytorin and Zetia which, along with Zocor, is a component in the expensive cholesterol pill. The latest trial is scheduled to be presented this coming Monday at the American Heart Association meeting, and pits Merck’s drugs against ...
  5 days ago

• FDA Rejects Cholesterol Drug Application

  
  EmpowHer.com - Site Activity Feed — Authority: 545
  An application for a new cholesterol pill that combines Lipitor and Zetia has been rejected by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration because it wants more information about the manufacturing and stability of the combination drug. read more
  1 week ago

• Zetia Weight Loss Review

  
  Fat Loss Tips — Authority: 151
  Zetia is a drug that is primarily intended to lower high cholesterol levels. The use of this drug is prescribed together with lifestyle changes and new diets. It is important to note that Zetia is not directly targeting weight loss results; it is only the lowering of high cholesterol functions. The weight loss results ...
  2 weeks ago

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