Will Merck's Failure With Tredaptive Impact How Drugs Are Approved in Europe?

Just before the holiday season, Merck announced that it was halting a major clinical trial with its cardiovascular (CV) disease drug, Tredaptive. Tredaptive is a drug which combines extended-release niacin with laropiprant. Niacin (also known as Vitamin B3) is a drug that has been used for decades to help patients control dyslipidemia. Basically, niacin is one of the few compounds known to raise HDL, the so-called good cholesterol, albeit modestly. It has been prescribed to patients at risk for heart disease with abnormally low HDL.
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