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Thumbs down on OTC statin drugs.

Publication: HealthFacts Publication Date: 01-MAR-08	Format: Online Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Thumbs down on OTC statin drugs.(over the counter )

Article Excerpt
The FDA recently turned down a request by Merck to allow its cholesterol-lowering statin drug Mevacor to be sold over the counter. The December HealthFacts supported non-prescription status--not because we see Mevacor as safe or particularly effective. Rather it was a position taken in favor of informed decision-making.

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