Merck wins patent fight on Zetia, Vytorin; Fitch warns of 'pure pharma' risks; - FiercePharma
Merck wins patent fight on Zetia, Vytorin; Fitch warns of 'pure pharma' risks;FiercePharmaArticle | Follow @FiercePharma > A US court upheld Merck's ($MRK) patent on the active ingredient ezetimibe, marketed as the cholesterol-lowering Zetia and in the combo cholesterol pill Vytorin.
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Advanced Atherosclerosis: The Heart and Beyond - Medscape
Advanced Atherosclerosis: The Heart and BeyondMedscapeThe premise of AIM-HIGH was to see if adding extended-release niacin to raise HDL cholesterol in patients who had already achieved a very low LDL cholesterol level (40 to 80 mg/dL) with simvastatin (and ezetimibe if needed) would lead to further risk .
Toward Regenerative Medicine Against Atherosclerosis cardiovascular disease - Next Big Future
Toward Regenerative Medicine Against Atherosclerosis cardiovascular diseaseNext Big FutureOnce-promizing agents such as ezetimibe, niacin, ApoA-1 Milano, and torcetrapib have either been found to provide no benefit, or evento increase mortality rates.