Diabetes In Control Carter and colleagues summarized their results by stating, "We found that patients treated with atorvastatin , rosuvastatin, or simvastatin were at increased risk of new onset diabetes compared with those treated with pravastatin. No such risk was ... and more »
Joplin Independent Some of the top-branded medications covered by generic counterparts under the program are : Glucophage (diabetes), Tenormin (high blood pressure), Prinivil (ACE inhibitor), Zestril (ACE inhibitor), Synthroid (thyroid), Lasix (diuretic), and Lovastatin ...
StarPhoenix There was no increased risk for the less potent statins fluvastatin or lovastatin . As such, the senior author, Dr. Muhammad Mamdani, told The Canadian Press that it makes sense to take lower potency statins if possible. The latest study from Ontario ...
Wall Street Journal In clinical studies of patients with elevated LDL-C, Welchol lowered LDL-C when used alone or when added to other cholesterol-lowering medications known as statins (lovastatin, simvastatin, and atorvastatin ). In these studies the most common adverse ...
Everyday Health In the current study, three-quarters of the participants were taking simvastatin (brand name Zocor) and about 20 percent were taking atorvastatin (Lipito...
StarPhoenix There was no increased risk for the less potent statins fluvastatin or lovastatin . As such, the senior author, Dr. Muhammad Mamdani, told The Canadian Pres...
Seeking Alpha Warner Lambert developed atorvastatin and launched Lipitor in partnership with Pfizer in an effort to beat Mevacor to the market. Lipitor went on to become the best selling drug of all times. The concept was already there and Pfizer made the most of it ... and more »
