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Article: Zetia Does Not Reduce Carotid Plaque Size When Added to Zocor.
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- PR Newswire
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- January 15, 2008
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BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Jan. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Zetia (ezetimibe) "may not actually prevent heart attacks and strokes," according to the long-awaited results of the Enhance trial. Typically, patients "take Zetia in the form of Vytorin (ezetimibe and simvastatin), which combines Zetia with Zocor (simvastatin)." Zetia and Vytorin are jointly marketed by Merck & Co. and Schering-Plough Corp.
Zetia reduces cholesterol 15 to 20 percent in most patients, no trial has been completed yet that has ever shown that it can reduce heart attacks and strokes -- or even that it reduces the growth of the fatty plaques in arteries that can cause heart problems. The Enhance trial "was ...
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