The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics
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January 2, 2006
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Statins for High-Risk Patients without Heart Disease or High Cholesterol
January 2, 2006 (Issue: 1225)
The FDA recently approved the use of atorvastatin (Lipitor) to reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke in patients without heart disease who have type 2 diabetes plus other risk factors, with or without hypercholesterolemia. The agency also...more
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