Is That Statin Doing You Any Good?
THURSDAY, Oct. 17, 2019 -- Many people who take cholesterol-lowering statins may not benefit from them, researchers say.
Drugs like atorvastatin (Lipitor) and fluvastatin (Lescol) provide little value to people without heart disease, new research... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - October 17, 2019 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Medical News Today: What are the side effects of Lipitor? An overview
Lipitor is a cholesterol lowering statin that has a low risk of side effects. Learn about its side effects, warnings, and possible drug interactions here. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - September 2, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Statins Source Type: news
Retiring CEO Bresch leaves a legacy of growth at Mylan
Global pharmaceutical company Mylan NV announced its CEO and Board Director Heather Bresch will retire as the company merges with Pfizer Inc. unit Upjohn by the middle of 2020 to form a new company with the EpiPen, Lipitor and Viagra among its products.
In 2012, Bresch was the first woman named CEO of a Fortune 500 global pharmaceutical company.
During an almost three-decade career at Mylan, she helped transform the company from a 300-employee, $100 million revenue, single-country operation into… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - July 29, 2019 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Anne Stych Source Type: news
Pfizer in talks to merge off-patent assets with Mylan
Deal would create large seller of drugs including former blockbuster brands Lipitor and Viagra (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare)
Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare - July 27, 2019 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Pfizer and Mylan in talks to merge off-patent drugs operations
Stock deal would create large seller of products including former blockbusters Lipitor and Viagra (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare)
Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare - July 27, 2019 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Pfizer and Mylan set to merge off-patent drugs operations
Stock deal will create large seller of products including former blockbusters Lipitor and Viagra (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare)
Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare - July 27, 2019 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Pfizer focuses on regional China after price cuts hit sales
Tendering scheme in 11 cities squeezes out anti-cholesterol drug Lipitor (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare)
Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare - May 30, 2019 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
How Some Generic Drugs Could Do More Harm Than Good
For the 16 years that Dr. Brian Westerberg, a Canadian surgeon, worked volunteer missions at the Mulago National Referral Hospital in Kampala, Uganda, scarcity was the norm. The patients usually exceeded the 1,500 allotted beds. Running water was once cut off when the debt-ridden hospital was unable to pay its bills. On some of his early trips, Westerberg even brought over drugs from Canada in order to treat patients. But as low-cost generics made in India and China became widely available through Uganda’s government and international aid agencies in the early 2000s, it seemed at first like the supply issue had been ...
Source: TIME: Health - May 17, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Katherine Eban Tags: Uncategorized generic drugs medication medicine Source Type: news
Lipitor (atorvastatin) vs. Vytorin (simvastatin and ezetimibe)
Title: Lipitor (atorvastatin) vs. Vytorin (simvastatin and ezetimibe)Category: MedicationsCreated: 5/17/2019 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 5/17/2019 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Cholesterol General)
Source: MedicineNet Cholesterol General - May 17, 2019 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Lipitor (atorvastatin) vs. Zetia (ezetimibe)
Title: Lipitor (atorvastatin) vs. Zetia (ezetimibe)Category: MedicationsCreated: 5/17/2019 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 5/17/2019 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Cholesterol General)
Source: MedicineNet Cholesterol General - May 17, 2019 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Lipitor (atorvastatin) vs. Niacin (nicotinic acid, vitamin B3)
Title: Lipitor (atorvastatin) vs. Niacin (nicotinic acid, vitamin B3)Category: MedicationsCreated: 5/17/2019 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 5/17/2019 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Heart General)
Source: MedicineNet Heart General - May 17, 2019 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Lipitor (atorvastatin) vs. Crestor (rosuvastatin)
Title: Lipitor (atorvastatin) vs. Crestor (rosuvastatin)Category: MedicationsCreated: 5/15/2019 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 5/15/2019 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Heart General)
Source: MedicineNet Heart General - May 15, 2019 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Statins Safe, Effective in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
FRIDAY, April 19, 2019 -- Daily atorvastatin is safe for the primary prevention of cardiovascular events (CVE) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, conferring a similar degree of risk reduction in these patients as in other populations, according... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - April 19, 2019 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Drug used to control cholesterol found effective against cancer-associated cachexia
(Funda ç ã o de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de S ã o Paulo) Experiments with mice suggest that treatment with atorvastatin can attenuate adipose tissue remodeling, leading to rapid weight loss and muscle atrophy. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - March 19, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Zydus receives final approvals from USFDA for skin ointment, heart medicine
The group also received a final nod for Amlodipine and Atorvastatin Tablets USP that is administered for heart and cholesterol-related cases. (Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News)
Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News - January 12, 2019 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
