The correct dose: How pharmacy researchers make precision medicine
For example, slowing a common genetic variant in the liver transporter OATP1B1 its ability to the cholesterol lowering statins pravastatin (Pravachol), rosuvastatin (Crestor), and simvastatin delete (Zocor). This raises the amount of the statin …
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5 Most statins
Statins are a popular way for people to reduce their risk of heart attack and stroke. The drugs act to impede the production of an enzyme in the liver that cholesterol plays in the body. Statins are sold under different names, and they …
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Bayer seeking approval of OTC Pravachol version
German drugmaker Bayer is in talks with the FDA about marketing a low-dose version of the cholesterol drug Pravachol to consumers in the US without a prescription, Bloomberg News reports. “The most recent dialogues we've had with the FDA in the spring …
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