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 When you have high levels of cholesterol, it may \'stick\' to the inside of your blood vessels instead of being carried to the parts of the body where it is needed. Over time, this can form hard areas, called plaque, on the walls of blood vessels, making it more difficult for the blood to flow. This blocking of your blood vessels can lead to coronary heart disease (such as he...
January 01 1970 01:00:00.
 Case in point: Zocor, one of the most commonly prescribed pills in the U.S., which lost patent protection last June. Multitudes of patients have switched to generic versions of the cholesterol-lowering drug, lured by lower insurance co-payments or the promise of a significant price drop for those who pay out-of-pocket.At a time when policy makers are searching for ways to cut...
October 13 2008 19:04:00.
 Rare cases of muscle problems and liver problems have been associated with the use of Zocor and other similar medicines. Contact your doctor immediately if you experience unexplained muscle pain, tenderness, or weakness, especially if accompanied by a fever or flulike symptoms or yellowing of the skin or eyes, abdominal pain, unexplained fatigue, dark colored urine or...
August 05 2008 09:38:43.
 Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE:MRK) announced today that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved changes to the prescribing information for ZOCOR(R) (simvastatin) to include results from the landmark Heart Protection Study with ZOCOR 40 mg, the largest cholesterol treatment study ever conducted.As a result of the FDA\'s decision, ZOCOR 40 mg is now recommended, along wit...
August 05 2008 09:38:43.
 The New York State Alliance for Retired Americans (NYSARA) said today that consumers need to closely monitor the price of the generic version of Zocor called Simvastatin because some drugstores are keeping the price artificially high even though several new generic competitors are offering the drug at less than 10% of what the price has been. Zocor has been the second most w...
August 05 2008 09:38:43.
 Though European drug companies have bested their U.S. counterparts for several straight quarters, this time U.S. firms pulled ahead in profits, albeit by a sliver. Average profit margins among the U.S. companies improved to 22.4%, compared with 20.0% in the second quarter of 2005, while European profit margins were 22.0%, versus 21.4% in the year-ago period.Sales in Schering-...
August 05 2008 09:38:43.
 Under the deal, members of UnitedHealth Group Inc. will pay around $10 for a month\'s supply of brand name Zocor and $40 for a generic after the drug loses patent protection on Friday. Both Merck and UnitedHealth say the arrangement demonstrates how market competition drives down costs, and that\'s good for patients.Consumer advocates typically cheer lower prices but in this ...
August 05 2008 09:38:43.
 That change will cost Merck billions of dollars a year. But it could be nearly as damaging to Pfizer, whose rival cholesterol drug, Lipitor, is the world\'s most popular medicine, with global sales last year of $12 billion. Now insurers are hoping to convince patients and doctors that cheap clones of Zocor will make full-priced Lipitor an unnecessary luxury. As a result, the ...
August 05 2008 09:38:43.
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