The Jupiter study was one that literally shook up healthcare and one of the potential side effects is diabetes and muscles that hurt with the use of statins, but it appears the FDA says it’s ok for our muscles to hurt as you are going to lower your odds of heart disease, so us as patients need to have...
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We are back to the Jupiter study that came out not too long ago about expanding the use of cholesterol reducing drugs. The study involved individuals taking Crestor that were within normal cholesterol ranges, but had some type of heart disease. We only have a little over a year left until Lipitor...
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Will there be more Crestor for all? I am guessing the side effects of rising blood sugar levels still may need to be addressed, even with the report to determine which issue is more profound. With the cost of the product versus the generic version, this might also add some impact as to availability...
As marketing intensity increases, there are some strange bedfellows emerging and who knows what could be the next affiliation we may read about? Ask your Abbott representative about Crestor. BD Under the terms of the agreement, Abbott will obtain the non-exclusive right to promote CRESTOR...