A healthy lifestyle is the first and most important way to win the battle against cholesterol, but for some it’s just not enough. Many who diet and exercise still find themselves in a fight against cholesterol, and prescription medication may be the way to best combat high cholesterol. Cholesterol medications help by decreasing your low-density [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Crestor'
Cholesterol Medication Rundown
April 12th, 2010 · No Comments
Tags: Cholesterol · Crestor · Lipitor · Prescription drugs · Zocor
FDA Shoots Down New Combo Heart Drug
March 30th, 2010 · No Comments
Today in London the FDA decided to postpone approval of a new experimental heart drug, seeking more information about the new product. The drug called Certriad, combines AstraZeneca’s blockbuster cholesterol pill Crestor with Abbott Laboratories TriLipix. According to Rueters, The manufacturers said on Tuesday they had received a so-called “complete response letter” from the U.S. [...]
Tags: AstraZeneca · Crestor · Hypertension · Lipitor · Prescription drugs · Zocor
“C-reactive protein”: soon, the world will know your name (thanks to Crestor)
November 13th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Yeah, I know: you’ve never heard of “C-reactive protein” (CRP) as an indicator of heart disease, just like you’d never heard of restless leg syndrome, irritable bowel syndrome or a host of other ailments before they were heralded in pharmaceutical company commercials 24-7. But soon, you’ll know all about C-reactive protein — and why if [...]
Tags: Cholesterol · Crestor · Drug costs · Prescription drugs
Lipitor: 50 million prescriptions can’t be wrong, right?
May 27th, 2008 · 7 Comments
Lipitor was the most frequently prescribed brand-name drug in the United States last year, with 50 million prescriptions being filled. Vytorin was right up there, with 20 million. Add in all the other statins and you’re up to an amazing 150 million. As you might expect, we’ve had a fair amount of discussion in the [...]
Tags: Crestor · Lipitor · Prescription drugs · Prescriptions · Vytorin · Zocor
Top 25 prescription drug searches
October 18th, 2007 · 1 Comment
We thought it would be of interest to pharma bloggers and others to share a monthly list of the most-searched-for medications and medical conditions on eDrugSearch.com. Here are the top 25 searches for the month of September: 1. High Blood Pressure 2. Abilify 3. Provigil 4. Yasmin 5. Lipitor 6. Lamisil 7. Synthroid 8. Levitra [...]
Tags: Abilify · Crestor · eDrugSearch.com · Lamisil · Levitra · Lipitor · Meridia · Plavix · Prescription drugs · Prescriptions · Provigil · Synthroid · Topamax · Viagra · Vytorin · Xenical · Yasmin · Zetia · Zoloft
Lipitor approved for new uses
March 9th, 2007 · 1 Comment
Pfizer has received approval to sell the cholesterol-lowering drug Lipitor, its number-one seller, under five new categories. According to reports, Lipitor is now recommended for use in patients at high risk for cardiovascular conditions because of prior MI, heart surgery, or chest pain with evidence of atherosclerosis and to reduce the risk of non-fatal heart [...]
Tags: Crestor · Lipitor · Pfizer · Pravachol · Vytorin · Zetia · Zocor