High Stake Search for the Next Lipitor

Published November 27, 2012

High Stake Search For The Next Lipitor

Filed under: drug treatment news 2011

Pfizer (PFE) has recently released data on its PCSK9 inhibitor, RN 316, showing the drug at its highest dose lowered bad cholesterol in patients on statins by 80 percent after their first treatment. Cholesterol fell so low for some in the 135-person …
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Prostate drug leads to depression

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Finasteride (Propecia) also is used to restore hair growth in male pattern baldness. New research suggests that finasteride is linked to depression, even at the lower dose used to treat hair loss. The depression may last after the drug is discontinued …
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Expiring Patents Could Mean Huge Profits for This Little-Known Stock

Filed under: drug treatment news 2011

Among the latest are generic versions of Pfizer's $ 5.3-billion high-cholesterol medication Lipitor and Johnson & Johnson's $ 1.4-billion attentiondeficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) treatment Concerta. Watson … Based on a December 2011 …
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