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The US pharmaceutical industry faced its slowest growth in almost a decade last year, and analysts expect 2005 to present much of the same. Missing the mark of double-digit growth, [...]

Crestor (rosuvastatin calcium), a product of AstraZeneca, is used to reduce bad cholesterols and increase good cholesterol in the body. The dosage and administration details of the drug are mentioned.

THE FDA HAS APPROVED THE FIRST DRUG IN A NEW class of cholesterol-lowering medications. Ezetimibe works by inhibiting the absorption of cholesterol by the small intestines and is approved for [...]

Nutrition 21, a US developer and marketer of nutritional supplements that help consumers manage blood sugar levels, improve cardiovascular health, enhance memory and address chronic joint pain has introduced two [...]

FOOD AND BEVERAGE CLOSE-UP-28 May 2008-Nutrition 21 Unveils New 'Iceland' Products(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Nutrition 21, a developer and marketer of nutritional supplements that help consumers manage blood sugar [...]

CINCINNATI - In a new addition to its private-label Active Lifestyle brand, Kroger Co. here has launched a cholesterol-reducing, fat-free milk. 'This new cholesterol-reducing milk is a perfect example of [...]

Canada's Forbes Medi-Tech says that its cholesterol-lowering ingredient, Reducol, was launched in the UK on December 20, 2005. The initial products carrying Reducol will be sold through the UK's largest [...]

Canada's Forbes Medi-Tech says that its cholesterol-lowering ingredient, Reducol, was launched in the UK on December 20, 2005. The initial products carrying Reducol will be sold through the UK's largest [...]

Merck Sharp & Dohme has launched Inegy tablets, a combination product containing ezetimibe 10mg and simvastatin 20mg, 40mg or 80mg. Inegy is licensed for use in patients with primary familial [...]

Based near Boston, Tharos Laboratories, (888) TLI-LABS, is introducing Nytex, a blend of Procidin (a blueberry- and grape-derived antioxidant) and other ingredients that make up this sleep supplement. Nytex was [...]

Lowering your LDL just got easier. A new drug attacks artery-clogging cholesterol in two ways, eliminating the need for multiple meds. Called Vytorin, the pill combines statins with ezetimibe, a [...]

McNeil Nutritionals, a Johnson & Johnson subsidiary and maker of Benecol cholesterol-lowering products, has launched Benecol Smart Chews. The soft chews significantly reduce cholesterol in an easy, convenient form that [...]

Lake Consumer Products has unveiled Vagi-Gard Fresh Again, a fragrance-free vaginal suppository that uses lactic acid to help women create a normal pH balance, eliminating odor. Lake Consumer Products is [...]

Following the introduction of its cholesterol-lowering food ingredient CSPHP (which combines soy protein hydrolyzate and soy phospholipids) in liquid form earlier this year, Japanese drugmaker Kyowa Hakko Kogyo introduced a [...]

Merck Sharp & Dohme has launched the first in a new class of drug for high cholesterol. Ezetrol, which contains 10mg of ezetimibe per tablet, is a cholesterol absorption inhibitor, [...]

Healthy cholesterol levels are supported by a new dietary supplement Preventium(r) a patented form of potassium hydrogen d-glucarate, a natural compound found in the body as well as in certain [...]

Twinlab Corp. is launching Cholesterol Success, a product that it says combines the development and clinical research expertise of Novartis Consumer Health with the formulation and distribution expertise of Twinlab. [...]

Lescol XL (fluvastatin sodium) 80 mg, an extended-release tablet, is available for the management of all major lipid parameters. As an adjunct to diet, Lescol XL is indicated to reduce [...]

Alfa Chemicals Ltd of Arc House, Terrace Road South, Binfield, Berkshire, tel:0134 486 1988, are launching a new nutraceutical product. [Prevental.sup.TM] assists in reducing the risks and effects of cardiovascular [...]

On June 9, FDA's Endocrinologic and Metabolic Drugs Advisory Committee voted 13 to 3 to support the approval of alirocumab (Praluent Injection; Regeneron/Sanofi), a first-in-class cholesterol-lowering agent for patients with [...]

More than half of America's adults have too much cholesterol traveling in their blood-streams. While a certain amount of the fatty material is needed for the manufacture of cell membranes [...]

Generic drugs could save American consumers $24.7 billion this year alone, according to Express Scripts Inc. Its report reflects the introduction of new generics in the anticholesterol and antidepressant classes [...]

McNeil Nutritionals LLC has debuted Benecol Smart Chews, a cholesterol-lowering product. The company advises consumption of two to four chews per day with [...]

Now vegetarians can enjoy the benefits of aged garlic extract. Wakunaga introduces its new Kyolic 100 percent vegetarian formula. Free of whey and gelatin, these capsules contain the same cholesterol-lowering [...]

Kyowa Hakko has developed a liquid version of CSPHP, its popular cholesterol-lowering food ingredient. CSPHP is a novel cholesterol-lowering compound that combines soy protein hydrolyzate and soy phospholipids to block [...]

Sabinsa Corporation has unveiled its Policosanol SC (sugarcane) product, which is a natural mixture of higher alipathic alcohols found in plant waxes. Sugarcane wax is the common source. The components [...]

Health Asure, Calabasa, CA, has developed Policosanol Advantage[TM], a natural cholesterol-fighting supplement. Policosanol Advantage is a combination of fatty alcohols derived from the waxy coating on the stems and leaves [...]

Novartis has announced FDA approval for cholesterol-lowering drug Lescol XL for the indication of preventing coronary events in patients with coronary heart [...]

WITH CRESTOR from AstraZeneca about to hit the highly lucrative statin market, competitors are gearing up to protect their positions in the $12.5 billion cholesterol-reducing category. Among the currently available [...]

CRESTOR, the much-anticipated cholesterol drug from AstraZeneca, cleared a major hurdle early last month when an FDA panel voted unanimously to recommend that the agency clear doses from 5 to [...]

Pharmaceutical and biotech firm Kyowa Hakko Kogyo (Tokyo) says it has developed a liquid version of its cholesterol-lowering food ingredient CSPHP. The product, called CSPHP KyowaSuperSoy, combines soy protein hydrolyzate [...]

Schering-Plough and Merck and Co. will launch their Ezetrol cholesterol drug in the?European Union (EU) in the short-term future. The launch of the absorption drug is contigent upon the EU's mutual recognition process.

AstraZeneca PLC has launched its Crestor hypolipemic drug in Holland, the first European market for the drug. Crestor is designed to reduce LDL-cholesterol levels.

SNOWMASS, COLO. -- Nicostatin, rosuvastatin, and ezetimibe are three new lipid-lowering drugs that all physicians engaged in coronary disease risk reduction are likely to use in 2002, Dr. Donald B. [...]

BAYCOL, a form of cerivastatin sodium produced by Bayer Pharmaceutical Div., reduces cholesterol levels in patients and causes minimal side effects when taken in conjunction with some anti-hypertension and anti-inflammatory drugs. A dosage of 0.3 milligrams of BAYCOL, which was recently approved for use, causes a similar reduction in low-density lypoprotein cholesterol as 5 mg to 60 mg of other drugs achieve. However, BAYCOL can cause some side effects, and its effect on a patient's liver is unknown., The more the merrier! exclaimed Frederick S. Mayer, R.Ph., M.Ph., Pharmacists Planning Service Inc., Sausalito, Calif. He was reacting to the recent approval of a third-generation HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor, BAYCOL [...]