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Merck receives not approvable letter from FDA for OTC MEVACOR (lovastatin) 20 mg Co received a not approvable letter from the U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to its New Drug Application (NDA) seeking approval for...
Prescriptions for Cholesterol Drugs Rise with New Generics
Prescriptions for the cholesterol-lowering medicines known as statins rose by an average of 500,000 a month between October 2005 and December 2006, according to a new analysis by Consumers Union and Consumer Reports Best Buy...
More People Could Benefit From Statins
Study Shows Lipid-Lowering Drugs Cost-effective for Most Patients.
Big Savings Available As Major Drugs Go Generic
Generic drugs could save U.S. consumers $24.7 billion this year alone, a report finds. The report examined the clinical potential for greater generic drug use in six major drug-therapy classes used to treat common conditions like...
Moderate alcohol acceptable for warfarin, lovastatin users
Moderate alcohol intake does not alter warfarin and lovastatin efficacy in postoperative coronary heart disease patients, research published in the American Journal of Medicine shows.