cholesterol-lowering

We're talking about doctors ordering blood tests when a patient has no risk factors or symptoms of illness, for example, or prescribing a brand-name cholesterol-lowering drug without first making sure a generic won't do the job.

News 2011

Pfizer has issued several recalls in recent months, including certain batches of Lipitor cholesterol-lowering pill and Caverject anti-impotence shot.

Pfizer Recalls Painkiller Over Stability Issue Peter Loftus 2011

Consider the example of the recent large and widely quoted JUPITER trial "proving" that Crestor (a statin or cholesterol-lowering drug) could prevent heart attacks in people with normal or low cholesterol.

Mark Hyman, MD: Science for Sale: Protect Yourself From Medical Research Deception MD Mark Hyman 2010

None of these patients was taking cholesterol-lowering drugs.

Cholesterol: The Good, the Bad and the Truth 2011

Consider the example of the recent large and widely quoted JUPITER trial "proving" that Crestor (a statin or cholesterol-lowering drug) could prevent heart attacks in people with normal or low cholesterol.

Mark Hyman, MD: Science for Sale: Protect Yourself From Medical Research Deception MD Mark Hyman 2010

Callers to the group's helpline have told of having their regular supply of incontinence pads suddenly withdrawn by the NHS, and suffering side-effects after having their usual drugs replaced with cheaper alternatives including older patients on cholesterol-lowering statins.

NHS cuts have affected patient care say four out of five doctors 2011

There's good evidence that people who already have heart disease benefit from cholesterol-lowering medications, or statins.

Should Healthy People Take Cholesterol Drugs to Prevent Heart Disease? 2012

The costs more than offset a nearly 12% increase in revenue, fueled by rising sales of the anti-inflammatory drug Humira, cholesterol-lowering drugs and artery-opening stent devices.

Abbott Profit Falls 40% on Acquisition, Recall Costs Peter Loftus 2010

Most of the medical community thinks that a good approach is to prescribe cholesterol-lowering drugs, or statins, to patients who have high levels of so-called bad cholesterol as well as other risk factors—but who are otherwise healthy.

Should Healthy People Take Cholesterol Drugs to Prevent Heart Disease? 2012

Consider the example of the recent large and widely quoted JUPITER trial "proving" that Crestor (a statin or cholesterol-lowering drug) could prevent heart attacks in people with normal or low cholesterol.

Mark Hyman, MD: Science for Sale: Protect Yourself From Medical Research Deception MD Mark Hyman 2010