Lipitor Benefits
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Medicare Part D Benefit Making LIPITOR and CRESTOR Available for Low or No Copay
disabled-world.com — “Providing broad and affordable access to these cholesterol-lowering prescription drugs” View full resource at disabled-world.com
Most Recently Shared on October 29, 2010 at 2:20 pm By:
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Medicare Part D Benefit Making LIPITOR and CRESTOR Available for Low or No Copay http://ff.im/-sQNkU
Express Scripts' Lipitor Move Shows Pressure on Pfizer - WSJ.com
online.wsj.com — “Pharmacy-benefit manager Express Scripts Inc. will soon make an adjustment that raises out-of-pocket costs for some customers filling prescriptions of Pfizer Inc.'s cholesterol-lowering drug Lipitor, underscoring the drug maker's challenge of keeping sales high in the face of generic competition.” View full resource at online.wsj.com
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Pfizer Strikes Pharmacy Deals to Hold Lipitor Sales - Bloomberg
bloomberg.com — “Pfizer Inc. is seeking to add Express Scripts Inc. to the list of U.S. pharmacy benefits managers that won’t dispense generic Lipitor after the world’s best-selling drug loses patent protection this month.” View full resource at bloomberg.com
Most Recently Shared on November 17, 2011 at 1:30 pm By:
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Pfizer Strikes Pharmacy Deals to Hold Lipitor Sales - Bloomberg http://t.co/y1XU4ebH via @BloombergNews
Express Scripts' Lipitor Move Shows Pressure on Pfizer - WSJ.com
online.wsj.com — “Pharmacy-benefit manager Express Scripts Inc. will soon make an adjustment that raises out-of-pocket costs for some customers filling prescriptions of Pfizer Inc.'s cholesterol-lowering drug Lipitor, underscoring the drug maker's challenge of keeping sales high in the face of generic competition.” View full resource at online.wsj.com
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Some People with Normal Cholesterol Could Benefit from Statin Drugs: Study|Healthcare Articles, Health Information And Latest Health News Online
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Some People with Normal Cholesterol Could Benefit from Statin Drugs: Study - http://tinyurl.com/2wy6p7w #Lipitor #Health #Cholesterol
Side benefit of statin drug includes lower infection rates - McKnight's Long Term Care News
mcknights.com — “Some people must be asking themselves: Is there nothing statins can't do? New research suggests that atorvastin (Lipitor) is not only successful at reducing the risk of coronary heart disease and heart attacks, but also reduces the risk of acquiring a potentially fatal infectious disease.” View full resource at mcknights.com
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Side benefit of statin drug includes lower infection rates http://t.co/NqwDDrT #healthcare
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Most Recently Shared on January 5, 2011 at 1:50 pm By:
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Lupus Atherosclerosis Study no benefit from lipitor over 2 year period.? http://to.ly/9gT1
Do Cholesterol Drugs Do Any Good?
businessweek.com — “Research suggests that, except among high-risk heart patients, the benefits of statins such as Lipitor are overstated.” View full resource at businessweek.com
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Crestor falls short in study | The News Journal | delawareonline.com
delawareonline.com — “AstraZeneca's big bet on its cholesterol blockbuster Crestor has backfired, with results from a company-funded study showing that the drug does not offer a significant benefit over rival Lipitor, a Pfizer drug that will soon lose patent protection.” View full resource at delawareonline.com
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Crestor falls short in study - The News Journal: ReutersCrestor falls short in studyThe News JournalAstraZ... http://t.co/peBCMrk #drug
Mylan Faces Generic Industry’s Future [Video] - Matthew Herper - The Medicine Show - Forbes
blogs.forbes.com — “As big pharma faces what analysts call the patent cliff -- a period when big sellers like Pfizer's Lipitor and Eli Lilly's Zyprexa are going generic. Generic drug makers like Mylan, Watson Pharmaceuticals, and Teva all stand to benefit, with some forecasting impressive earnings growth over the next few years. But [...]” View full resource at blogs.forbes.com
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Mylan Faces Generic Industry's Future [Video]: An interview with Mylan Pharmaceuticals President Heather Bresch. http://bit.ly/eJ7hPn #drug
More Evidence That Statins Cut Stroke Risk - Drugs.com MedNews
drugs.com — “One of the largest analyses of the effect of statin drug therapy on the risk of stroke confirms the benefits of these widely used drugs. Much of the benefit fro” View full resource at drugs.com
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Neurologists debate statins in MS
theheart.org — “Specialists are weighing the possible benefits and risks of the popular cholesterol-lowering agents in autoimmune disease.” View full resource at theheart.org
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Statins in multiple sclerosis? Neurologists hold out hope: Specialists are weighing the possible benefits and risk... http://bit.ly/buA0mA
More Evidence That Statins Cut Stroke Risk - myOptumHealth
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More Evidence That Statins Cut Stroke Risk: Benefit linked to cholesterol-lowering effect, study suggests http://bit.ly/6hhLyA
Statin Use Tied to Eye, Kidney, Liver Troubles
everydayhealth.com — “But heart-healthy benefits of the cholesterol drugs outweigh these risks, experts say” View full resource at everydayhealth.com
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Win some, lose some category: Cholesterol drugs lower heart risks, but up chances of eye, kidney, and liver problems: http://ow.ly/1ObJd
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