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Lipitor inventor takes aim at cholesterol again
2015-03-01 13:31:09| Biotech - Topix.net
Detroit - The scientist widely credited with co-discovering the best-selling drug in U.S. history - cholesterol-lowering Lipitor - is quietly back at it. After reviving Esperion Therapeutics in 2008 - just a year after Pfizer had closed the first version of the biotech company - Roger Newton is once again taking aim at cholesterol.
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CVS warns new cholesterol drugs could break the health care bank
2015-02-18 19:43:30| Biotech - Topix.net
CVS Health on Monday warned that costs of a potent new class of cholesterol treatments and other specialty drugs in development could eclipse those of expensive new medicines and overwhelm the health care system "if rigid cost control mechanisms are not put in place." CVS, the second largest U.S. pharmacy benefit manager which negotiates drug prices for 65 million people through contracts with employers and health plans, noted that two of the new injectable cholesterol fighters - called PCSK9 inhibitors - could be approved by mid-2015 and likely each cost $7,000 to $12,000 a year.
Alert: Proposed dietary guidelines approve of cholesterol, not saturated fat
2015-02-12 01:06:17| Beef
The proposed 2015 Dietary Guidelines for Americans gives thumbs up to the cholesterol found in eggs and shrimp but two thumbs down for the saturated fats in red meat and dairy. The science isnt there to support these recommendations. Here is a roundup of sound science, research, and personal testimonies to support including red meat in the diet. Content Classification: Curated BEEF Daily read more
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Sanofi, Regeneron Cholesterol Drug Also Effective In Monthly Doses
2015-01-11 07:00:45| Biotech - Topix.net
An experimental drug from Sanofi SA and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals was found to be effective in lowering "bad" cholesterol even when administered once every four weeks, instead of every two weeks. The drug, alirocumab, belongs to an emerging class of injectable drugs that block a naturally occurring protein called PCSK9, which inhibits the liver from expelling "bad" LDL cholesterol.
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Merck's Vytorin first cholesterol drug to cut risk further
2014-11-18 09:37:30| Biotech - Topix.net
Merck & Co.' s Vytorin reduced the risks of second heart attacks and strokes in patients already on aggressive therapy, making it the first medicine to improve on the current standard of care for lowering cholesterol.
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