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CETP inhibitor class finally dies as Merck abandons anacetrapib

ezetimibe) and sister product Vytorin (ezetimibe plus simvastatin) - into a blockbuster franchise.

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Merck & Co's anacetrapib data fails to generate much excitement

selling Zetia (ezetimibe) and Vytorin (ezetimibe/simvastatin) in this therapeutic area despite a small effect on cardiovascular outcomes.
FDA panel rejects cardiovascular outcomes claim for Vytorin

IMPROVE-IT involved 18, 000 high-risk patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS) - including unstable angina and heart attacks - and compared Vytorin (ezetimibe and simvastatin) to simvastatin alone for their ability ... median seven-year follow-up
Merck hopes for another Keytruda with new immunotherapy deal

But Merck has been hit by the on-going erosion to its cardiovascular and cholesterol drugs Zetia (ezetimibe) and Vytorin (ezetimibe/simvastatin).
Relief as study finds no cardiovascular risk with Januvia

Overall pharma sales fell 2% on the back of declines for cholesterol drugs Zetia (ezetimibe) and Vytorin (ezetimibe/simvastatin) as well as immunotherapeutic Remicade (infliximab) which is facing biosimilar competition in
Merck's ezetimibe has 'modest' benefit when added to statins

The IMPROVE-IT trial was designed to compare the effects of Vytorin (simvastatin and ezetimibe) versus Zocor (simvastatin) on cardiovascular complications and death in 18, 000 post-ACS patients and got

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Rise of generic medicines in Portugal

Pedro Pita Barros, professor of economics and Nova School of Business and Economics, told PME: “Patients have largely benefited from price decreases (for example, simvastatin dropped from above 50 for a ... Generics bestsellers in volume. Simvastatin.

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