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FDA Warns on Red Yeast Rice - Newsinferno.com

The FDA is concerned about these specific lovastatin-containing supplements because lovastatin is the active ingredient in Mevacor, a prescription drug sold ...

http://www.newsinferno.com/archiv... | Posted: Fri Mar 07 12:24:05 -0500 2008

Lipitor may not be the best choice - 9NEWS.com

Three generic statins are now available: simvastatin, pravastatin, and lovastatin. Lipitor's Web site makes a point of saying there is "no generic form of ...

Posted: Tue Mar 04 17:57:28 -0500 2008

Nonprescription Heart Medicine: Too Risky? - UK News

... easier access to statins (which lower "bad" cholesterol and raise levels of "good" cholesterol) using lovastatin 20 mg as the over-the-counter statin. ...

http://news.uky.edu/news/display_... | Posted: Mon Mar 03 07:32:58 -0500 2008

Lipitor vs. generics: which is for you? - abc7.com

... and Pfizer wants to hang on to its market share," said Williams. The three generic statins - Simvastatin, Pravastatin, and Lovastatin - cost far less.

http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story... | Posted: Wed Feb 27 19:33:16 -0500 2008

Promising data for Merck’s HIV drug Isentress - Pharma Times (subscription)

... claims that it artificially inflated prices for some of its drugs in the USA, including Mevacor (lovastatin), Vioxx (rofecoxib) and Zocor (simvastatin). ...

http://www.pharmatimes.com/WorldN... | Posted: Fri Feb 08 05:23:00 -0500 2008

New Chemical Tool Kit Manipulates Mitochondria, Reveals Insights ... - Science Daily (press release)

Mootha and his colleagues found that three out of the six statins (Fluvastatin, Lovastatin, and Simvastatin) interfered with mitochondria energy levels, ...

http://www.sciencedaily.com/relea... | Posted: Sun Feb 24 19:50:22 -0500 2008

New test shows source of disease side-effects - Scientific American

"Of the six statins present in our screening collection, three (fluvastatin, lovastatin and simvastatin) produced strong decreases in cellular ATP levels ...

http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?... | Posted: Sun Feb 24 18:18:14 -0500 2008

Merck Says FDA Rejects Mevacor OTC - CNNMoney.com

The FDA indicated that a 20 milligram dose of Mevacor OTC, or lovastatin, would require a revised label and additional data to obtain approval. ...

http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfee... | Posted: Fri Jan 25 19:02:03 -0500 2008

Merck Receives Not Approvable Letter from FDA for OTC MEVACOR ... - WebWire (press release)

... the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to its New Drug Application (NDA) seeking approval for over-the-counter (OTC) MEVACOR® (lovastatin) 20 mg. ...

http://www.webwire.com/ViewPressR... | Posted: Mon Jan 28 11:46:50 -0500 2008

Abbott's Copycat Combinations - Motley Fool

Abbott also has a Advicor, which combines Niaspan and lovastatin, the generic version of Merck's Mevacor. The new drugs probably will have minimal effect on ...

http://www.fool.com/investing/div... | Posted: Wed Feb 20 16:29:36 -0500 2008




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