medication guidelines: Ezetimibe

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Calcific aortic stenosis shares risk factors with coronary heart disease and predicts death and MI without the need for large gradients. Hyperlipidaemia has been suggested as a risk factor for the development of aortic stenosis but to date lipid lowering studies have demonstrated conflicting results. The SEAS (Simvastatin and Ezetimibe in Aortic Stenosis) trial was a randomised, double blind trial involved 1873 asymptomatic patients with mild to moderate aortic stenosis. Patients received ei … ezetimibe). [click link for full article] … 2-Azetidinones (Cholesterol absorption inhibitors) are used to reduce cholesterol levels. Medication Name Generic Available Discount Programs Ezetimibe (Zetia, Vytorin*) No Patent expires in 2014 *Also contains simvastatin Tags: Cardiac, Cholesterol, vytorin, Zetia

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Keywords: health medicine
Added: April 18, 2008

Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd's said on Monday its generics drugs unit has secured tentative approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to sell its cholesterol fighting ezetimibe in the United States. The approval is for 10-milligram tablets of the drug, which is a generic version of S ...