I am taking pravastatin for high cholesterol, but my numbers are still high.
One study is comparing the long-term use of two drugs, simvastatin and atrovastatin, taken for high cholesterol.
Studies also suggest that most women eligible for treatment for high cholesterol and blood pressure are not receiving adequate treatment.
Whether prescribing a statin for high cholesterol or referring for investigations, everything involved negotiation with the patient.
They argue that consumers who are not being treated for high cholesterol would benefit from easy access to their drugs.
Statins, for instance, which are the drug of choice for high cholesterol, are bad for people with abnormal liver function, also a greater risk among blacks.
The 70-person company is pushing two experimental drugs through clinical trials, one for constipation and the other for high cholesterol.
Once home, she heats chicken soup, a foundation for the fistful of pills she takes before going to bed: Vytorin for high cholesterol, allopurinol and colchicine for gout.
If a doctor prescribes Lipitor for high cholesterol while suggesting an ayurvedic facial, the patient may take both as doctor's orders.
Collectively, sales of the company's five largest drugs -- a list that includes its No. 1 product, Zocor, for high cholesterol -- rose just 9percentt in the quarter.
"The $100 is a lot for us," said Mrs. Rickman, who takes Synthroid for thyroid disease, Zocor for high cholesterol and Norvasc for high blood pressure.
