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FDA backs Vytorin for kidney disease patients
October 31, 2011 12:41 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Food and Drug Administration says Merck's cholesterol drug Vytorin helps reduce heart attack, stroke and related problems in patients with kidney disease, a potential new use for the blockbuster drug. The agency's review also found no new safety concerns with Vytorin, which came under scrutiny... more » -
Statin cuts heart problems after artery surgery
September 3, 2009 8:43 AM
Score another victory for the cheap, cholesterol-lowering wonder drugs known as statins. A new study out of the Netherlands shows people having an artery unclogged or repaired were much less likely to die or have a heart attack afterward if they took preventive doses of the pills before and... more »
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