Zocor Lawsuits - AboutLawsuits.com

High doses of the cholesterol drug Zocor, or generic simvastatin, have been linked to an increased risk of serious and potentially life threatening muscle problems. The FDA has warned that side effects of Zocor at 80 mg doses may increase the risk of ...

Doctors Find Less Need For Abbott's 'Good Cholesterol' Pill - Forbes

Here’s the New York Times take on that study. In the NIH trial, patients were given Zocor and Niaspan or Zocor along with a placebo. Many cardiology experts saw the study as a way to evaluate whether Niaspan’s ability to increase levels of ...

The Body Shop | Muscle aches, a side effect of statin drugs, complicates exercise - Courier-Journal

Statin drugs (Lipitor, Mevacor, Zocor, etc.) are used to lower serum cholesterol. They work by going into the liver and blocking key enzymes used in the cholesterol-production process. This is a very effective way to reduce cholesterol ...

Merck expects bumpy ride due to generics - CBS News

Merck did so when generic competition hit for two prior bestsellers, osteoporosis drug Fosamax in February 2008 and cholesterol pill Zocor in June 2006. This time, the pharmaceutical industry is facing new challenges, including less-productive ...

Cholesterol: Stuffing Bank Accounts vs. Arteries - Patch

Cholesterol-lowering medications, such as Lipitor, Zocor and Crestor, are the No. 1 prescribed class of prescription medications in the United States. More than 215 million prescriptions add $26 billion to drug company coffers annually. 

Cholesterol: The Good, the Bad and the Truth - Huffington Post

As The New York Times reported: Patients taking the medicine along with Zocor had higher levels of H.D.L. and lower levels of triglycerides, a fat in the blood. Despite these seeming improvements, the patients fared no better and may have done slightly ...

Study shows statins could help prevent enlarged prostate - Examiner

A new study shows statin drugs, like Crestor, Lipitor and Zocor, may also slow the unhealthy growth of the prostate in men with elevated blood levels of a protein known as prostate-specific antigen. The study, funded by GlaxoSmithKline, was presented ...

Roche scraps hoped-for cholesterol blockbuster - Marin Independent Journal

Those drugs, which collectively have racked up hundreds of billions of dollars in sales but mostly have generic competition now, include Lipitor and Crestor, plus the older drugs Zocor, Mevacor and Pravachol. Testing of CETP inhibitors has been ...

Past Cholesterol - 1UP.COM

This is witnessed in about fifty% of topics started on Inositol Hexanicotenate. The second trial was with Zocor 20 mg at bedtime (all over again coQ10 was continuing at 50 mg for each day to offset deficiencies that can occur with this medication ...

Dazed and confused: Adverse drug reactions take a heavy toll on seniors - Isthmus Daily Page

Alan Lukazewski, director of pharmacy services at Oakwood Village Continuing Care Retirement Communities, learned about adverse drug reactions in older adults about 10 years ago when he suggested a resident take a statin like Zocor or Lipitor to lower cholesterol.