- Efficacy Questions Still Dog Vytorin (Forbes)
If the Merck/Schering-Plough drug escapes worries about cancer, there is still the question of whether it works.
- New clinical trial links Vytorin to cancer (WDBJ 7 Roanoke)
The Food an Drug Administration is investigating whether the popular cholesterol medication Vytorin is linked to cancer. This came after a clinical trial showed a slight increase in cancer risk.
- Lawmakers seek data on Vytorin cancer risks (Abilene Reporter-News)
A congressional committee is demanding that the makers of controversial cholesterol drug Vytorin, Merck & Co. and Schering-Plough Corp., produce extensive data related to a clinical study indicating the drug might increase the risk of cancer.
- FDA investigates cholesterol drug (Moldova.org)
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it is investigating a report of a possible increased cancer risk for patients who take the drug Vytorin.Vytorin is a combination of simvastatin, marketed as Zocor, and ezetimibe, marketed as Zetia. It was approved as a combination drug in 2004 to reduce LDL-choloesterol levels.Preliminary results of a clinical trial to see if lowering LDL-cholesterol ...
- Ask Dr. Gott: Keep monitoring heart condition (The Monterey County Herald)
Dear Dr. Gott: I am a 76-year-old male. I am 6 feet tall and weigh 175 pounds. My blood pressure ranges from 109 to 125/56 to 68, with a pulse between 44 and 53. I take an 81-miligram aspirin, a 10-milligram lisinopril and a multivitamin every day.
- Is doctor's diagnosis right for me? (Erie Times-News)
Q I am a 76-year-old male. I am 6 feet tall and weigh 175 pounds. My blood pressure ranges from 109 to 125/56 to 68, with a pulse between 44 and 53.
- Is Vytorin Cancer Risk Real? (MedicineNet.com)
Title: Is Vytorin Cancer Risk Real? Category: Health News Created: 8/25/2008 Last Editorial Review: 8/25/2008
- Moody's sees "stable" outlook for Merck (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Moody's Investors Service raised Merck's outlook Monday following the drugmaker's decision to begin paying off a massive settlement with patients who used its drug Vioxx.
- Ask Dr. H: Statins and the risk of dementia (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
Question: Frankly I'm confused! Some articles describe how "statin" cholesterol drugs like Lipitor can cause memory loss, while others describe how taking statin drugs can decrease the chance of getting Alzheimer's. What is one to think with such conflicting information out there?