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Sanofi and Regeneron post positive alirocumab results

January 9, 2015
Sales and Marketing Regeneron, Sanofi, cholesterol, heart, statin, statins

The latest trials of the potentially blockbuster new heart drug alirocumab show it lowers cholesterol in people at moderate and …

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GSK heart disease drug fails late-stage trial

November 13, 2013
Sales and Marketing GSK, darapladib, heart, statin

GSK has said its investigational chronic coronary heart disease pill darapladib has failed to meet its primary endpoint in a …

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Caution raised on statins in healthy people

January 20, 2011
Sales and Marketing Cochrane, Crestor, Lipitor, statin, statin prescribing

Researchers have warned of a lack of evidence to support prescribing statins in patients at low risk of developing heart …

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Kowa launches new statin in the UK

August 20, 2010
Sales and Marketing Kowa, Recordati, cv, statin

A new statin has been launched in the UK by Japanese pharma company Kowa.Livazo (pitavastatin) has been approved by the …

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New global ‘polypill’ trials start

May 17, 2010
Research and Development Dr Reddy, hypertension, polypill, statin

New trials of a daily polypill – combining aspirin, a statin and two blood pressure lowering medicines – are underway …

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Crestor gains prevention licence in Europe

April 27, 2010
Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, Crestor, statin

AstraZeneca’s statin treatment Crestor has been approved in the European Union for the prevention of major cardiovascular events in patients …

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