Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Do You Take Any of These 11 Dangerous Statins or Cholesterol Drugs?

This may be somewhat alarmist but your doctor should be able to answer all your questions.
http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/1017971-do-you-take-any-of-these-11-dangerous-statins-or-cholesterol-drugs/
details at link.
  1. Advicor (lovastatin with niacin) – Abbott
  2. Altoprev (lovastatin) – Shionogi Pharma
  3. Caduet [atorvastatin with amlodipine (Norvasc)] – Pfizer
  4. Crestor (rosuvastatin) - AstraZeneca
  5. Lescol (fluvastatin) – Novartis
  6. Lipitor (atorvastatin) - Pfizer
  7. Mevacor (lovastatin) – Merck
  8. Pravachol (pravastatin) – Bristol-Myers Squibb
  9. Vytorin (ezetimibe/simvastatin) – Merck/Schering-Plough
  10. Simcor (niacin / imvastatin) – Abbott
  11. Zocor (simvastatin) – Merck

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