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Journal Issues Warning on Two Cholesterol Drugs
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Two widely prescribed cholesterol-lowering drugs, Vytorin and Zetia, may not work and should be used only as a last resort, The New England Journal of Medicine said in an editorial published on Sunday.
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Merck and Schering-Plough, the companies that make Vytorin and Zetia, said on Sunday that despite the results of the trial, they would continue to promote their medicines as first-line treatments for high cholesterol.
The medicines are among the top-selling drugs in the world, with total sales of about $5 billion last year. About four million Americans take them.
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