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Sanofi and Regeneron post positive alirocumab results
January 9, 2015Sales 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 …
GSK heart disease drug fails late-stage trial
November 13, 2013Sales 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 …
Caution raised on statins in healthy people
January 20, 2011Sales 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 …
Kowa launches new statin in the UK
August 20, 2010Sales 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 …
New global ‘polypill’ trials start
May 17, 2010Research 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 …
Crestor gains prevention licence in Europe
April 27, 2010Sales 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 …
