Bloomberg Roche ends testing of cholesterol drug for lack of benefit; similar compounds ... Washington Post Those drugs, which collectively have racked up hundreds of billions of dollars in sales but mostly have generic competition now, include Lipitor and Crestor, plus the older drugs Zocor, Mevacor and Pravachol . Testing of CETP inhibitors has been among ... Roche ends tests of cholesterol drug

Statin Users Suffering from Side Effects Are in the Dark PR Newswire (press release) PASADENA, Texas, May 7, 2012 PRNewswire -- Experts estimate nearly 30 million Americans, approximately 10 percent of the population, take some form of cholesterol-lowering drug, also known as statins, under brands such as Lipitor , Zocor , Pravachol  ...

Statins and Muscle Injury EmpowHer The most common statins used in the United States include Lipitor, Crestor, Zocor and Pravachol . One of the warnings given out to patients while taking these medications is that they may be at risk for muscle breakdown. This complication is rare but is ...

Rate of Statin-Linked Muscle Woes Unclear, Study Suggests U.S. News & World Report Statins include such bestselling drugs as Crestor, Lipitor, Pravachol and Zocor. Muscle ailments have long been cited as a rare but possible side effect of statin use, particularly at higher doses. In the new study, University of Washington researchers ...

Watching, Reading and Listening: A New Way to Interact with Patient Information MarketWatch (press release) ... tell your healthcare professional if you are taking sildenafil (Viagra , Revatio ), vardenafil (Levitra , Staxyn ), tadalafil (Cialis , Adcirca ), atorvastatin (Lipitor ), rosuvastatin (Crestor ), pravastatin ( Pravachol  ), or colchicine (Colcrys , ...

Watching, Reading and Listening: A New Way to Interact with Patient Information PR Newswire (press release) ... Adcirca  ), atorvastatin (Lipitor  ), rosuvastatin (Crestor  ), pravastatin ( Pravachol  ), or colchicine (Colcrys  , Col-Probenecid  ). Tell your healthcare professional if you are taking estrogen-based contraceptives (birth control).

Las estatinas no reducen el riesgo de desarrollar melanoma: estudio Publico.es Unos 45 millones de estadounidenses toman estatinas, entre las que està n la atorvastatina (Lipitor), la lovastatina (Mevacor), la pravastatina ( Pravachol ), la rosuvastatina (Crestor) y la simvastatina (Zocor), entre otras, para bajar el colesterol.