New patients should not be prescribed the top dose of America's second-most popular drug. The Food and Drug Administration instituted the new limit on the top 80-milligram dose of Zocor, generically ...
U.S. health regulators recommended limiting the use of the highest dose of Merck & Co's cholesterol drug Zocor, citing an increased risk of muscle damage. Zocor, also known as simvastatin, is widely ...
WASHINGTON—The Food and Drug Administration is recommending limits on the use of cholesterol-lowering medication simvastatin, commonly known as Zocor, marketed by Merck & Co., because the drug is ...
WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today announced changes to the prescribing information in the United States for the ...
Merck estimated that Zocor sales would reach $5.4 billion to $5.7 billion this year, down from an April forecast of as much as $5.9 billion. Sales were hurt by loss of patent protection in several ...
All statins, a popular type of cholesterol-lowering drug, carry a low risk of muscle injury. But patients on the highest dose of the drug simvastatin, most commonly known as Zocor, seem to be at an ...
BANGALORE (Reuters) - Health regulators recommended limiting the use of the highest dose of Merck & Co's cholesterol drug Zocor, citing an increased risk of muscle damage. Zocor, also known as ...
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