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Vytorin and Zetia continue to be prescribed despite hints of harms and no proof of benefit.

Publication: HealthFacts
Publication Date: 01-OCT-08
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
There is no proof that Zetia can do anything beyond lowering cholesterol--no evidence that it can reduce heart attacks or cardiovascular disease, which, of course, is the ultimate goal. Once again, this blockbuster drug sold alone or as a combination medicine has produced negative clinical trial results. This time it failed to provide any benefit to people with heart-valve disease. Worse, there were more cancers and cancer deaths among the drug-treated participants than in those taking a placebo, though these findings are described as "due to chance."

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