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Optum Rx Eliminates Reauthorization on an Additional 60 Drugs
30 Jun 2025 21:20 GMT
… drugs that treat chronic conditions. The newly added medications include treatments … capsules, Eprontia, Elepsia XR
• Antidepressants: Aplenzin, Forfivo XL, Bupropion XL … , Ezallor, Flolipid, Lescol XL, Lipitor, Livalo, Zocor, Roszet, Ezetimibe-rosuvastatin …
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Doctors issue urgent warning over 13 common meds that could cause deadly side effects during heatwave
26 Jun 2025 04:50 GMT
… the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) include amitriptyline ( … side effects of antidepressants include nausea, increased … (Claritin, Zyrtec), statin cholesterol medications (Zocor, Lipitor, Mevacor, Pravachol) … is an internal medicine doctor for the Mount …
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Cardiologists name two foods that lower cholesterol 'just like statins'
25 Jun 2025 08:56 GMT
… of statins your doctor might prescribe include: atorvastatin (Lipitor) fluvastatin … match the effectiveness of statin medications for cutting cholesterol. … changes or considering alternative treatments. 1. Oats … the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), is 3g to …
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Statins and Dementia Connection: What You Need to Know About Cognitive Side Effects
20 Jun 2025 14:17 GMT
… Doctor Might Prescribe Statins?
Statins are a class of drugs … cholesterol. Popular statins include:
Atorvastatin (Lipitor)
Simvastatin (Zocor … large-scale clinical trials, prompting researchers … statins. These symptoms usually resolve once the medication …
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Cholesterol-lowering drugs help combat Alzheimer's disease
12 Jun 2025 01:53 GMT
… weren’t on the drugs.
Statins, long hailed for … believe that these trials might have been … s treatment.
Most common types of statins /; cholesterol medications:
Atorvastatin (Lipitor): This … and medical history. Talk to your doctor about which statin is …
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Viatris Korea moves beyond off-patent drugs under Schuster’s leadership, eyes new drug launches
10 Jun 2025 08:01 GMT
… partners like Jeil Pharmaceutical and SK chemicals. … -profile legacy brands -- Lipitor (dyslipidemia), Norvasc (hypertension … in phase 3 trials, with FDA submission planned for … treatment for generalized anxiety disorder, addressing a significant unmet medical …
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Does Medicare cover simvastatin?
02 Jun 2025 15:14 GMT
… drug’s tier classification.
If the doctor prescribes a brand-name medication … their medication.
Simvastatin falls into a class of drugs known as statins. … Additional types of statins include:
atorvastatin (Lipitor)
fluvastatin …
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Atorvastatin and the fight against high cholesterol: A lifesaving drug for millions
30 May 2025 17:03 GMT
… treatment.
What is atorvastatin?
Atorvastatin is a synthetic statin drug … evidence says
Numerous clinical trials have demonstrated atorvastatin’s … top five most prescribed medications nationwide. Globally, hundreds … of the brand-name Lipitor was over $300 per …
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Robert Jarvik, the University of Utah doctor who designed the first permanent artificial heart, dies at 79
30 May 2025 03:13 GMT
… U.S. Food and Drug Administration gave the University of … symposium of religious figures and doctors in Louisville, Kentucky, a …
In January 1990, the FDA withdrew its approval of the … as a spokesperson for Lipitor, the cholesterol medication. Pfizer ended the …
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Are you chewing toxic gum? FDA urged to ban talc in food and drugs over cancer, inflammation links
29 May 2025 13:38 GMT
… from food and pharmaceuticals after decades of public … from chewing gum to pills.
Dr. George Tidmarsh … .S. medications, including cholesterol drug Lipitor and diabetes medication Metformin. … immune disruptions,” while FDA Commissioner Marty Makary lamented …