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Indian drugmaker OK'd to launch generic Lipitor
November 30, 2011 8:38 PM
PRINCETON, N.J. (AP) - India's biggest maker of generic drugs has gotten approval to launch a generic version of cholesterol blockbuster Lipitor, which lost U.S. patent protection Wednesday. Analysts, pharmacists and others had been watching closely to see whether Ranbaxy Laboratories would be able to get its generic on... more » -
Low cholesterol may ward off prostate cancer
November 3, 2009 2:41 PM
A new study suggests that men may be able to lower their risk of getting the most aggressive form of prostate cancer by keeping their cholesterol in a healthy range. Men whose cholesterol was under 200 had less than half the risk of developing high-grade prostate tumors compared to... more » -
Cholesterol drugs may improve flu survival
October 30, 2009 10:36 AM
A new treatment for swine flu may already be on pharmacy shelves - cholesterol-lowering statin drugs like Lipitor and Zocor. A large study found that people who were taking these drugs when they caught seasonal flu and had to be hospitalized were twice as likely to survive than those... more »
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