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Article: Express Scripts drops Lipitor.

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch (St. Louis, MO)
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October 6, 2005
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Byline: Judith Vandewater

Oct. 6--Express Scripts Inc. said Wednesday that it is advising its employer clients to adopt a drug formulary for 2006 that will steer employees to use the cholesterol-lowering drug Zocor over Lipitor, the world's best-selling drug.

Zocor, made by Merck & Co., is coming off patent in June and Express Scripts, a pharmacy benefit management company based in Maryland Heights, wants its clients and patients in position to benefit immediately when the generic version becomes available, Express Scripts spokesman Steve Littlejohn said.

Express Scripts is deleting four popular drugs made by Pfizer Inc. from its recommended ...

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