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Kowa Announces First EU Marketing Authorisation For Pitavastatin Granted In The UK

... pitavastatin are consistent with other commonly prescribed statins. In Phase III studies comparing pitavastatin with atorvastatin(2), ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Aug 17 2010 - 10:03am - 0 attachments

Would You Like Statins With That Big Mac?

... fast food vendors provide statin drugs free of charge.  Statins reduce the amount of unhealthy LDL cholesterol in the blood, and trial ... the counter at pharmacies without a prescription. Other statins are so far only prescribed by doctors, and limited by cost to patients ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 12 2010 - 10:41am - 0 attachments

Kowa Announces Successful EU Regulatory Application For Pitavastatin

... demonstrated comparable efficacy to commonly prescribed statins with 2mg Pitavastatin demonstrating statistically significantly ... pitavastatin are consistent with other commonly prescribed statins. In pivotal Phase III studies comparing pitavastatin with ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Jul 22 2010 - 2:02am - 0 attachments

Smoking Cessation Reduces Heart Attack Risk—But By How Much?

... major interventions such as lipid-lowering agents like statins or more invasive procedures. Even those with a history of smoking can ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 1 2010 - 3:12pm - 0 attachments

Pitavastatin Demonstrates Sustained Efficacy, Tolerability And LDL-C Target Attainment Over 52 Weeks

... efficacy of pitavastatin over the long-term. Statins are considered the mainstay of dyslipidaemia treatment, however many ... predictors of lipid abnormalities in patients treated with statins in the UK general practice Atherosclerosis 2009;202:225-33 SOURCE: ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Apr 28 2010 - 7:02am - 0 attachments

Laughter May Raise Good Cholesterol And Lower Inflammation

... hypertension (ACE inhibitor or ARB)) and hyperlipidemia (statins). The researchers followed both groups for 12 months, testing their ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 20 2009 - 9:23am - 0 attachments

CRESTOR(TM) Gains New EU Indication To Prevent Major Cardiovascular Events In High Risk Patients

... safety profile for CRESTOR is in line with other marketed statins. CRESTOR is not indicated to slow the progression of atherosclerosis ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Apr 27 2010 - 2:00am - 0 attachments

Cholesterol's Link To Heart Disease Not So Simple

... used to lower cholesterol and inflammation, including statins and rosiglitazone, restore the macrophage network to almost normal, ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 2 2010 - 7:33pm - 0 attachments

Want People To Eat Less Salt? Just Take It Out Of Their Food

... in body mass index among obese adults or the use of statins to treat people at low or intermediate risk for CHD events. ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 26 2010 - 2:13pm - 0 attachments

Video: Crestor(R) Reduced Risk Of Cardiovascular Events In Women By Nearly Half In New Analysis Of Jupiter Study

... safety profile for CRESTOR is in line with other marketed statins. ABOUT ASTRAZENECA AstraZeneca is a major international ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Nov 17 2009 - 5:00pm - 0 attachments