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New Statin Drug Out

  • July 20, 2004

Crestor, a relative newcomer to the stain market, will soon contend with what some experts have labeled "a formidable rival." U.S. pharmaceutical giants, Merck & Co. and Schering-Plough, are expected to win federal clearance later this month to jointly market Vytorin, which combines in a single pill two older cholesterol medications, Zocor and Zetia. Merck and Schering-Plough are expected to portray Vytorin as on par with Crestor in terms of effectiveness at lowering cholesterol, but...