Lipitor vs. Other Cholesterol Lowering Medications
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High Cholesterol Drugs - High Cholesterol Medications, Lipitor, Niacor
healthline.com — “High cholesterol drugs and medications include lipitor, niacor and zocor.” View full resource at healthline.com
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Lipitor Recall After Musty Odor Reported - 191,000 Bottles Involved - QualityPoint Technologies
qualitypointtech.net — “The maker of Lipitor, Pfizer Inc., has issued a recall alert for 191,000 bottles of cholesterol-lowering drug Lipitor (atorvastatin) after receiving reports of an unusual musty odor emanating from containers. Lipitor is a statin - a medication used for lowering blood cholesterol. The drug also stabilizes plaque and prevents strokes through anti-inflammatory and other mechanisms. Lipitor sales reached US$12.4 billion in 2008, the best selling medication blockbuster worldwide. Pfizer informs that ” View full resource at qualitypointtech.net
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Lipitor Recall After Musty Odor Reported - 191,000 Bottles Involved: The maker of Lipitor, Pfizer Inc., has issued... http://bit.ly/bTu8bb
Cholesterol Drugs for Healthy Adults: A Risky Move?
qualityhealth.com — “Risks have been found for healthy people taking cholesterol drugs.” View full resource at qualityhealth.com
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#heartdisease Cholesterol Drugs for Healthy Adults: A Risky Move? http://sns.ly/d8W43
Cholesterol Drugs May Slow MS Information on Healthline
healthline.com — “Read about Multiple Sclerosis Medications, and other breaking health care stories in the Health Day News section of Healthline.” View full resource at healthline.com
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New research suggests that statins, drugs usually used for cholesterol management, may slow MS. http://sns.ly/Wjz76
Pravachol (Pravastatin)
medicinenet.com — “Depicts the medication pravastatin (Pravachol), a drug used for the reduction of total and LDL cholesterol as well as triglycerides and to increase HDL cholesterol. Pravastatin reduces the occurrence of heart attacks, strokes and death caused by coronary artery disease.” View full resource at medicinenet.com
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Statin users have lower pneumonia death rates, study finds - Related Stories - ANA SmartBrief
smartbrief.com — “Adults with pneumonia who were already taking Pfizer's Lipitor, AstraZeneca's Crestor or other cholesterol-lowering statins had a lower mortality rate compared with nonusers in the six months after diagnosis, according to a study in the British Medical Journal. The finding appears to support previo--” View full resource at smartbrief.com
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Statin users have lower pneumonia death rates, study finds http://sbne.ws/r/7aNK
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