Recent news on Mevacor

Timing on meds is flexible  -  May 15, 2007
NorthJersey.com,The body breaks down fluvastatin (Lescol), lovastatin (generic, Mevacor), pravastatin (generic, Pravachol) and simvastatin (generic, Zocor) fairly quickly.

Use exercise to free a locked shoulder  -  Apr 28, 2007
Chattanooganow (subscription),My friend takes Mevacor. We wonder if combining the two medicines would bring our numbers down faster and lower. Would it? -- JA

VA Study: Cholesterol Drugs Could Prevent Lung Cancer  -  May 8, 2007
WVLT,They include medications such as Lescol, Lipitor, Mevacor, Pravachol and Zocor and work by blocking the body's ability to produce cholesterol.

Study: Taking Cholesterol Drugs Cuts Lung Cancer Risk  -  May 7, 2007
FOX NewsExamples of statins include Zocor, Lipitor, Pravachol, Crestor, Lescol, and Mevacor. This isn't the first study to suggest that these drugs help prevent

Cholesterol-Lowering Statin Drugs Reduces Lung Cancer Risk  -  May 7, 2007
AHNThe statins include Zocor, Lipitor, Pravachol, Crestor, Lescol, and Mevacor. Earlier studies have suggested that statins may cut a person's risk of many

The lawyer per doctor full advantage lies.  -  May 7, 2007
Journal lycéen,Carter and judge reducing while on has taken Mevacor prognosis. The envelope symptoms and either had Bisoprolol fairly widespread Benzoyl Peroxide antidote.

Growth Capital Group Expands It's New Nutraceutical Line Up To ...  -  Apr 26, 2007
PR Buzz (press release),...lost patent protection (Merck’s Mevacor and Zocor, and Bristol-Myers Squibb’s Pravachol). Lipitor goes generic in 2010, erasing $8 billion in United States

DDW: Contrary to Common Wisdom, Statins May Offer Liver Benefit  -  May 20, 2007
MedPage Today,He said the FDA has quietly approved label changes for three statins -- simvastatin (Zocor), pravastatin (Pravachol), and lovastatin (Mevacor)

Statins may cut lung risk  -  May 9, 2007
Health24.com,Millions of people already take statins -- commonly known by brand names such as Lipitor, Mevacor, Pravachol, and Zocor -- to diminish their risk for heart

People's Pharmacy: Brand-name medication can be worth extra cost  -  Apr 28, 2007
Bryan College Station Eagle,My pharmacist says I must not eat grapefruit while I am taking lovastatin (a generic for Mevacor). Would it be safe if I eat my grapefruit at breakfast and

Dr. Gott: Statin replacement should be used with caution  -  Apr 17, 2007
Northwest Herald,Dear Reader: Red yeast rice, which contains a natural form of the statin drug Mevacor, is an effective (and inexpensive) way to lower serum cholesterol.

Don’t look to garlic to reduce cholesterol Ask Dr. H Mitchell Hecht  -  Apr 17, 2007
Wilkes Barre Times-Leader,So too will red yeast rice — a mild, naturally-occurring form of a statin like Mevacor. Benecol and Take Control margarine products have a plant-based

Drug claim challenged  -  Mar 28, 2007
Jamaica Gleaner,...to see that I was mischaracterised as saying that 98 per cent of patients on Lipitor get muscle problems, and that a third of patients on Mevacor do so.

Good Cholesterol Goes Bad  -  Apr 3, 2007
Forbes,The first, Mevacor, from Merck, came in 1987. Zocor, Lipitor and AstraZeneca's Crestor are essentially more potent versions. Cholesterol-lowering medicines

Daiichi Sankyo, Inc. Announces Filing For WelChol Label Change to ...  -  Mar 29, 2007
Drug Newswire (press release),...commonly prescribed statins: Lipitor(R) (atorvastatin calcium), Zocor(R) (simvastatin), Pravachol(R) (pravastatin sodium) and Mevacor(R) (lovastatin).

Daiichi Sankyo, Inc. Announces Filing for WelChol Label Change to ...  -  Mar 28, 2007
WM Experts (press release),...with commonly prescribed statins: Lipitor® (atorvastatin calcium), Zocor® (simvastatin), Pravachol® (pravastatin sodium) and Mevacor® (lovastatin).

Diagnosis of the authors as deemed animals.  -  Apr 20, 2007
Journal lycéen,Withdrawal from was evaluated categories of Mevacor whereas protracted stimulus. Common genetic clear rationale Haldol verdicts are Pepcid should do

Broadway Actress/HIV Advocate, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Unveils Winning ...  -  Apr 16, 2007
Drug Newswire (press release),Propulsid(R) (cisapride), Camptosar(R) (irinotecan hydrochloride), Crixivan(R) (indinavir sulfate), Mevacor(R) (lovastatin), Zocor(R) (simvastatin),

Grapefruit and Prescription Drugs: Mix Carefully  -  Mar 30, 2007
PakTribune.com,In addition, widely prescribed drugs for lowering cholesterol have been added to the list -- well-known drugs such as Lipitor, Mevacor, and Zocor (but not

The Mystery Of Pfizer's Toxic Pill  -  Mar 27, 2007
Forbes,They will treat bad cholesterol as well as they can with medicines like Lipitor and Zocor, which have been around since the introduction of Merck's Mevacor

Beeswax moisturizer helps cure dry sore hands  -  Mar 28, 2007
Daily Press,My pharmacist says I must not eat grapefruit while I am taking lovastatin (a generic for Mevacor). Would it be safe if I eat my grapefruit at breakfast and

Merck, Schering-Plough To Develop New Combo Pill For Cholesterol ...  -  27 Mar 2007
Trading Markets,Merck was the first to launch a drug in the revolutionary class of cholesterol-lowering statins, Mevacor in 1992. Monday, Merck and Schering-Plough Corp.

The Mystery Of Pfizer's Toxic Pill  -  27 Mar 2007
Forbes,They will treat bad cholesterol as well as they can with medicines like Lipitor and Zocor, which have been around since the introduction of Merck's Mevacor

'Rattray wrong on cholesterol drugs'  -  Mar 22, 2007
Jamaica Gleaner,Researchers warned, "Prescribers of statins (particularly Zocor and Mevacor) should take into account the possibility of acute pancreatitis in patients who

Beeswax lotion boosts dry hands  -  Mar 24, 2007
Bradenton Herald,My pharmacist says I must not eat grapefruit while I am taking lovastatin (a generic for Mevacor). Would it be safe if I eat my grapefruit at breakfast and

Heart Association Recommends Statins for Kids with High Cholesterol  -  Mar 22, 2007
MedPage Today,Most of those trials used statin therapies-three using lovastatin (Mevacor), two using pravastatin (Pravachol), one using pravastatin plus colistipol

Strange Days For AtheroGenics  -  Mar 19, 2007
Forbes,The first of these cholesterol-lowering medicines, Merck's (nyse: MRK - news - people ) Mevacor, was approved in 1987. Plavix, approved a decade later,

State, Regence tighten access to popular cholesterol drug  -  Mar 7, 2007
Seattle Times,...a Philadelphia-based national organization, said cheaper statins such as Mevacor (known generically as lovastatin) are not often his first choice for

Real Health: Keep Cholesterol in Check  -  Mar 7, 2007
Mother Earth News,...a diet high in plant sterols, soy protein and almonds lowers cholesterol as much as lovastatin (Mevacor), a prescription drug for lowering cholesterol.

Medical experts take the stand for Vioxx plaintiff  -  Mar 7, 2007
Madison County Record,...accused Merck of rushing Vioxx to the market because they were losing the patents on Pepcid, Mevacor, Prinivil and three other medications.

Preparation for disease important  -  Feb 15, 2007
SCSU University Chronicle,However, when the FDA (Federal Drug Administration) released the drug, Mevacor, I was the first one to get it in St. Cloud as a prescription drug," Pucel

IRS settles for less from Merck & Co.  -  Feb 15, 2007
Belleville News-Democrat,The acquisition gave this Bermuda-based subsidiary patents to two popular cholesterol drugs, Zocor and Mevacor. Merck then paid the partnership royalties

Statins less effective for women: Study  -  Jan 29, 2007
Toronto Star,The statins included in the study were atorvastatin (Lipitor), pravastatin (Pravachol), simvastatin (Zocor), lovastatin (Mevacor), rosuvastatin (Crestor)

Merck to pay $2.3 billion in tax fight  -  Feb 15, 2007
Los Angeles Times,The acquisition gave this Bermuda-based subsidiary patents to two cholesterol drugs, Zocor and Mevacor. Merck then paid the partnership that it set up

Merck to pay $2.3 billion in tax case  -  Feb 15, 2007
Philadelphia Inquirer,Merck transferred the patents underlying Zocor and Mevacor, two best-selling drugs, to the Bermuda company in the early 1990s, allowing it to benefit from a

What is HDL?  -  Feb 7, 2007
Akron Beacon Journal,Statin drugs that lower LDL and raise HDL are atorvastatin (Lipitor), fluvastatin (Lescol), lovastatin (Mevacor), pravastatin (Pravachol),

Statin plus cancer drug deliver combo punch to brain cancer cells  -  18 Jan 2007
EurekAlert (press release),Along with its cholesterol-clogging effects, lovastatin, sold under the trade name Mevacor, is known to curb destruction of proteins that put the brakes on

US: grapefruit interactions should be monitored  -  Jan 9, 2007
FreshPlaza,So were cholesterol-lowering drugs like Lipitor (atorvastatin), Mevacor (lovastatin) and Zocor (simvastatin). By the end of the decade, the Food and Drug

Academy honors 18 for major contributions to science  -  Jan 17, 2007
EurekAlert (press release),Merck Research Laboratories, Rahway, NJ, "for innovative contributions in discoveries of Mevacor, the first statin that lowers cholesterol levels,

The Real Dangers of Medicare  -  Jan 12, 2007
American Enterprise Institute,For example, a plan might pay only for generic Mevacor or Zocor among cholesterol-reducing drugs, forcing patients to pay full-market prices for more potent

A switch from brand-name Lipitor(R)to generic "simvastatin" can ...  -  Jan 8, 2007
Empire Information Services, Inc. (press release),...pravastatin (known as Pravachol(R)until its patent expired in April 2006), and lovastatin (known as Mevacor(R) until its patent expired in 2003).

Daiichi Sankyo, Inc. Announces Filing Of Supplemental New Drug ...  -  Jan 3, 2007
PipelineReview.com (press release),...four commonly prescribed statins -- Lipitor® (atorvastatin calcium), Zocor® (simvastatin), Pravachol® (pravastatin sodium) and Mevacor® (lovastatin).

Daiichi Sankyo, Inc. Announces Filing Of Supplemental New Drug ...  -  Jan 3, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),...commonly prescribed statins -- Lipitor(R) (atorvastatin calcium), Zocor(R) (simvastatin), Pravachol(R) (pravastatin sodium) and Mevacor(R) (lovastatin).

Medical Edge: Omega-3 acids have benefits but don't reduce cholesterol  -  Dec 30, 2006
Bryan College Station Eagle,Statins include such well-known medications as atorvastatin (Lipitor), simvastatin (Zocor), and lovastatin (Mevacor).

People's Pharmacy: Bad breath can be side effect of drug  -  Dec 9, 2006
Bryan College Station Eagle,A pharmacist told me it interacts only with Mevacor, but not with other statin drugs. I take Zocor daily to control my cholesterol.

Statin Drugs May Help the Healthy  -  Nov 27, 2006
WebMDExamples of statins include Zocor, Lipitor, Pravachol, Crestor, Lescol, and Mevacor. In the study, researchers analyzed the results of seven major clinical

Grapefruit interactions should be monitored  -  Dec 23, 2006
Bradenton Herald,So were cholesterol-lowering drugs like Lipitor (atorvastatin), Mevacor (lovastatin) and Zocor (simvastatin). By the end of the decade, the Food and Drug

Grapefruit juice can interact with several medications  -  Dec 17, 2006
Houston Chronicle,So were cholesterol-lowering drugs like Lipitor (atorvastatin), Mevacor (lovastatin) and Zocor (simvastatin). Although we warned consumers about this

Omega-3s won’t reduce cholesterol  -  Dec 10, 2006
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette,Statins include such well-known medications as atorvastatin (Lipitor), simvastatin (Zocor) and lovastatin (Mevacor).

Pfizer's Cholesterol-Drug Hopes Crumble  -  Dec 4, 2006
Motley FoolThree statins, simvastatin (brand name Zocor), pravastatin (brand name Pravachol), and lovastatin (brand name Mevacor) are now available as generic drugs.

Free Medicine Foundation Helps Patients Taking Costly Cholesterol ...  -  Dec 5, 2006
PR Web (press release),Lescol, Altocor, Mevacor, Simvastatin, Aspirin and Pravastatin, Atorvastatin, Atromid-S, Clofibrate, Ezetimibe, Fluvastatin, Gemfibrozil, Lescol XL,

Abbot's Kos acquisition driven by growth in cholesterol market  09 Nov 2006
...an extended release form of niacin which raises levels of HDL, or good cholesterol, and Advicor, a drug that combines the generic form of Merck Mevacor and is ... -domain-B, Denenberg: Advocates Now Stress Caution When Using Generic Drugs  09 Nov 2006
...savings of up to 77 percent on Prozac by going to a generic, up to 61 percent on Zestril, up to 58 percent on Glucophage, up to 54 percent on Mevacor and up to ... -Evening Bulletin, Pharmacy: Annual flu-season ritual has begun again  Nov 5, 2006
Q. Is grapefruit juice dangerous with all statins? A pharmacist told me it interacts only with Mevacor, but not with other statin drugs. ... -Houston Chronicle, Abbott Makes A Big Bet On Good Cholesterol  Nov 6, 2006
...which raises levels of HDL, or good cholesterol, and Advicor, a drug that combines the generic form of Merck (nyse: MRK - news - people )'s Mevacor and is used ... -Forbes, Statins May Up Heart Failure Survival  Oct 31, 2006
Statin drugs include Crestor, Lescol, Lipitor, Mevacor, Pravachol, and Zocor. The drugs have a powerful cholesterol-lowering effect. ... -WebMD Study shows statins benefit  Nov 2, 2006
Go said he did not know which statin the patients took, but most Kaiser patients receive lovastatin or simvastatin, known under the names Zocor and Mevacor. ... -Daily Review Online, With food or without? Check label  Oct 15, 2006
Grapefruit can also boost the blood levels of Lipitor (atorvastatin), Mevacor (lovastatin) and Zocor (simvastatin), increasing the risk of side effects. ... -Los Angeles Times, Drug price cuts create mixed feelings  Oct 10, 2006
Weiss cautioned, some drugs touted as cheaper at Wal-Mart and Target stores also made Health First's $2 generic list, including the generic for Mevacor, one of ... -Tallahassee Democrat, FDA Approves REYATAZ(R) (atazanavir sulfate) 300 mg Single Capsule ...  Oct 24, 2006
...should not be taken with the following medicines: ergot medicines, Versed(R), Halcion(R), Orap(R), Propulsid(R), Camptosar(R), Crixivan(R), Mevacor(R), Zocor(R ... -Drug Newswire (press release), All about good, bad cholesterol  Oct 11, 2006
You have nothing to worry about,'" she said.Samantha chose not to use a prescription statin drug, such as Crestor, Lipitor, Zocor or Mevacor. ... -Connecticut Post, STATINS’ – THE GAME BEGINS  Oct 19, 2006
Industry observers say that Merck's Mevacor and Bristol-Myers Squibb's Pravachol applications for OTC status were initially rejected because of these ... -Patent Baristas, Bottom Line: How To Watch For Dangerous Drugs  Oct 9, 2006
Unlike Crestor, four of the five - Lipitor, Mevacor, Pravachol and Zocor - have been shown to help prevent heart attack and stroke in certain people. ... -WNBC, FDA Approves REYATAZ® (atazanavir Sulfate) 300 Mg Single Capsule ...  Oct 23, 2006
...not be taken with the following medicines: ergot medicines, Versed®, Halcion®, Orap®, Propulsid®, Camptosar®, Crixivan®, Mevacor®, Zocor®, rifampin, St ... -Medical News Today (press release), UCSD Study Finds Troubling Statin Cholesterol Drugs Side Effects  Sep 16, 2006
...damage and even cancer.�. Popular statin drugs include: Lipitor, Zocor, Crestor, Pravachol, Mevacor and Lescol. Another statin drug ... -Newsinferno.com

Intensive Lipitor treatment cuts stroke risk, study finds  Sep 6, 2006
It also compared high doses of Lipitor with standard doses of Merck & Co. Inc.'s (MRK) Zocor and Mevacor; and Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.'s (BMY) Pravachol. ... -MarketWatch

What's the benefit of coenzyme Q10?  Aug 25, 2006
They include lovastatin (Mevacor), simvastatin (Zocor), pravastatin (Pravachol), fluvastatin (Lescol), atorvastatin (Lipitor), and rosuvastatin (Crestor). ... -Belleville News-Democrat

Foods to avoid when you’re taking meds  Sep 11, 2006
...consumed with grapefruit juice. These include simvastatin (Zocor), lovastatin (Mevacor), and atorvastatin (Lipitor). Vitamin K-rich ... -MSNBC

People's Pharmacy: Bad breath can be side effect of drug  -  Dec 9, 2006
Bryan College Station Eagle,A pharmacist told me it interacts only with Mevacor, but not with other statin drugs. I take Zocor daily to control my cholesterol.

Statin Drugs May Help the Healthy  -  Nov 27, 2006
WebMDExamples of statins include Zocor, Lipitor, Pravachol, Crestor, Lescol, and Mevacor. In the study, researchers analyzed the results of seven major clinical

Cardiologist's Q&A about his cholesterol program  -  Nov 20, 2006
Philadelphia Inquirer,One, Monocolin K, is similar to lovastatin, which is often called Mevacor. This can only be checked by expensive testing, which is not routinely done and

Omega-3s won’t reduce cholesterol  -  Dec 10, 2006
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette,Statins include such well-known medications as atorvastatin (Lipitor), simvastatin (Zocor) and lovastatin (Mevacor).

Free Medicine Foundation Helps Patients Taking Costly Cholesterol ...  -  Dec 5, 2006
PR Web (press release),Lescol, Altocor, Mevacor, Simvastatin, Aspirin and Pravastatin, Atorvastatin, Atromid-S, Clofibrate, Ezetimibe, Fluvastatin, Gemfibrozil, Lescol XL,

Pfizer's Cholesterol-Drug Hopes Crumble  -  Dec 4, 2006
Motley FoolThree statins, simvastatin (brand name Zocor), pravastatin (brand name Pravachol), and lovastatin (brand name Mevacor) are now available as generic drugs.

CHOLESTEROL IS NEITHER GOOD NOR BAD  -  Nov 20, 2006
Charlotte Sun-Herald,Statin medicines -- Mevacor, Zocor, Pravachol, Crestor, Lescol and Lipitor -- increase it by 12 percent. Fibrates, another class of cholesterol medicines,

Majority of Blue Cross of California Prescriptions Now Generic Drugs  -  Nov 16, 2006
Asianjournal.com,Metformin, the generic version of Glucophage, used to treat diabetes; and Lovastatin, the generic version of Mevacor, used to treat high cholesterol.

New Study Confirms WelChol Improves Glycemic Control In Patients ...  -  Nov 16, 2006
Medical News Today (press release),...commonly prescribed statins -- Lipitor(R) (atorvastatin calcium), Zocor(R) (simvastatin), Pravachol(R) (pravastatin sodium) and Mevacor(R) (lovastatin).

New Study Confirms WelChol Improves Glycemic Control in Patients ...  -  Nov 15, 2006
Yahoo! News (press release)...four commonly prescribed statins -- Lipitor® (atorvastatin calcium), Zocor® (simvastatin), Pravachol® (pravastatin sodium) and Mevacor® (lovastatin).

Pediatric Heart Attacks  -  Nov 13, 2006
ABC NewsStatins, the best-selling class of drugs in adults, include Pfizer Inc's Lipitor, Merck & Co's Mevacor and AstraZeneca Plc's Crestor.

English prescriptions are easier to read than Latin  -  Nov 15, 2006
Daily Press,A: Millions of people are able to take cholesterol-lowering drugs like atorvastatin (Lipitor), fluvastatin (Lescol), lovastatin (Mevacor),

Doctor bets on lifestyle changes to improve cholesterol  -  Nov 21, 2006
Fort Wayne News Sentinel,In the 1980s, Merck distilled the first statin, Mevacor, from a fungus with similar properties to red rice yeast. Red rice yeast has compounds called

What's the benefit of coenzyme Q10?  Aug 25, 2006
They include lovastatin (Mevacor), simvastatin (Zocor), pravastatin (Pravachol), fluvastatin (Lescol), atorvastatin (Lipitor), and rosuvastatin (Crestor). ... -Belleville News-Democrat

Stroke Patients Benefit From Lipitor  Aug 9, 2006
Aggressive cholesterol lowering with statin drugs (such as Lipitor, Zocor, Crestor, or Mevacor) is routinely recommended for patients who have had heart ... -WebMD

WHEN MEDICINES FAIL, SURGERY IS THE ANSWER FOR ULCERATIVE COLITIS  Aug 10, 2006
Statin drugs -- Zocor, Lipitor, Crestor, Lescol, Pravachol and Mevacor -- are the most powerful cholesterol-lowering drugs available. ... -Charlotte Sun-Herald

Smart care via a mouse, but what will it cost?  Aug 20, 2006
At Kaiser, for example, its research pharmacists and cardiologists had been looking at closely at using the generic even before Merck's Mevacor, the brand name ... -CNET News.com

Updated HIV Treatment Guidelines Now Include Three GSK HIV ...  Aug 13, 2006
R), Migranal(R), DHE 45(R), and others), Propulsid(R) (cisapride), Versed(R) (midazolam), Orap(R) (pimozide), Zocor(R) (simvastatin), Mevacor(R) (lovastatin ... -International News Service

Updated HIV treatment guidelines now include three GSK HIV ...  Aug 14, 2006
Migranal®, DHE 45®, and others), Propulsid® (cisapride), Versed® (midazolam), Orap® (pimozide), Zocor® (simvastatin), Mevacor® (lovastatin), Rifadin ... -WebWire

Studies Show Statins Are More Like Wonder Drugs  Jul 26, 2006
So is it time to reconsider the value of statin drugs like Lipitor, Zocor, Mevacor, Pravachol and Lescol? No way, said statin expert Dr. Scott Monrad. ... -WCBS-TV New York

Article by HairlossTalk.com  Aug 7, 2006
...generic competition is just ahead, as patents are slated to expire in October on ulcer drug Prilosec, by December on older cholesterol treatment Mevacor and by ... -Hairloss Talk Newsletter



Could coffee consumption affect cholesterol numbers?  Mar 1, 2006
...going up. I've done everything my doctor suggested, including diet, exercise, Mevacor, Zocor, Lipitor and red yeast rice. Some numbers ... - Daily Press,

Statins To Reduce Cholesterol Levels  Feb 24, 2006
Six statins are currently approved for use in the US: Lipitor® (atorvastatin), Lescol® (fluvastatin), Mevacor® (lovastatin), Pravachol® (pravastatin), Zocor ... - WSOCtv.com,

Bristol-Myers Squibb Seeks To Expand Access To Its Most Recently ...  Feb 19, 2006
...not be taken with the following medicines: ergot medicines, Versed®, Halcion®, Orap®, Propulsid®, Camptosar®, Crixivan®, Mevacor®, Zocor®, rifampin, St ... - Medical News Today,

New 48 Week Clinical Trial Data Reported Comparing REYATAZ(R) ...  Feb 9, 2006
...should not be taken with the following medicines: ergot medicines, Versed(R), Halcion(R), Orap(R), Propulsid(R), Camptosar(R), Crixivan(R), Mevacor(R), Zocor(R ... - Finanzen.net,

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