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FDA Warns about Increased Risk of Muscle Injury with Zocor
_ FDA Warns about Increased Risk of Muscle Injury with Zocor.
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Medical News: FDA Warns About Increased Risk Of Muscle Injury With Zocor
The U.S.Food and Drug Administration warned patients and healthcare providers about the potential for increased risk of muscle injury from the cholesterol-lowering medication Zocor (simvastatin) 80 mg. Medical News: FDA Warns About Increased Risk Of ...
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Muscle, kidney damage risk reported from ingredient in Zocor, Vytorin and Simcor
NEW YORK - The U.S.Food and Drug Administration said Friday the highest available dose of Zocor, a component in cholesterol drugs, can cause muscle damage as well as severe and potentially lethal kidney damage. The agency said statin drugs like Zocor are...
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FDA Warns About Increased Risk Of Muscle Injury With Zocor
The U.S.Food and Drug Administration warned patients and healthcare providers about the potential for increased risk of muscle injury from the cholesterol-lowering medication Zocor (simvastatin) 80 mg. Although muscle injury (called myopathy) is a known...
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Muscle, kidney damage risk reported from ingredient in Zocor, Vytorin and Simcor
Provided by: The Canadian Press Written by: THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK - The U.S.Food and Drug Administration said Friday the highest available dose of Zocor, a component in cholesterol drugs, can cause muscle damage as well as severe and potentially...
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Study cites Zocor risks
Reed/Bloomberg Mercks Zocor may put some patients at greater risk for muscle injury when taken at the highest approved dose, U.S.regulators said as part of a review of widely used cholesterol medicines. The risk of muscle harm includes the most serious...
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Study cites Zocor risks
Reed/Bloomberg Mercks Zocor may put some patients at greater risk for muscle injury when taken at the highest approved dose, U.S.regulators said as part of a review of widely used cholesterol medicines. The risk of muscle harm includes the most serious...
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FDA Warns Of Greater Muscle Risk From Zocor
NEW YORK -- The Food and Drug Administration said Friday the highest available dose of Zocor, a component in cholesterol drugs, can cause muscle damage as well as severe and potentially lethal kidney damage.The agency said statin drugs like Zocor are known...
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Muscle, kidney damage risk reported from ingredient in Zocor, Vytorin and Simcor
NEW YORK - The U.S.Food and Drug Administration said Friday the highest available dose of Zocor, a component in cholesterol drugs, can cause muscle damage as well as severe and potentially lethal kidney damage. The agency said statin drugs like Zocor are...
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FDA: Merck's Zocor Associated With Increased Risk Of Muscle Injury
3/20/2010 7:57 AM ET RELATED NEWS Trade MRK now with TOP MARKET NEWS (RTTNews) - The Food and Drug Administration on Friday warned patients and healthcare providers that Merck & Co.Inc.'s (MRK: News ) highest approved dose of cholesterol-lowering...
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Muscle, kidney damage risk reported from ingredient in Zocor, Vytorin and Simcor
NEW YORK _ The U.S.Food and Drug Administration said Friday the highest available dose of Zocor, a component in cholesterol drugs, can cause muscle damage as well as severe and potentially lethal kidney damage. The agency said statin drugs like Zocor are...
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FDA Warns Of Greater Muscle Risk From Zocor
Warning Applies To Highest Available Dose NEW YORK -- The Food and Drug Administration said Friday the highest available dose of Zocor, a component in cholesterol drugs, can cause muscle damage as well as severe and potentially lethal kidney damage.The...
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FDA Warns About Increased Risk of Muscle Injury with Zocor
Highest approved dose of cholesterol-lowering medication could cause harm to muscles SILVER SPRING, Md., March 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S.Food and Drug Administration today warned patients and healthcare providers about the potential for increased...
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FDA: High-Dose Zocor Associated With Risk of Rare Muscle Condition
Taking 80 mg of Mercks Zocor daily the highest recommended dose may be associated with a greater risk of developing a rare muscle injury called rhabdomyo FDA: High-Dose Zocor Associated With Risk of Rare Muscle Condition.
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Muscle, kidney damage risk reported from ingredient in Zocor, Vytorin and Simcor
NEW YORK - The U.S.Food and Drug Administration said Friday the highest available dose of Zocor, a component in cholesterol drugs, can cause muscle damage as well as severe and potentially lethal kidney damage. The agency said statin drugs like Zocor are...
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Muscle, kidney damage risk reported from ingredient in Zocor, Vytorin and Simcor
The agency said statin drugs like Zocor are known to cause muscle damage in some patients, but the risk is more severe when patients are taking 80-milligram doses of Zocor, which is the highest FDA-approved dose.The side-effects include rhabdomyolysis, a...
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Muscle, kidney damage risk reported from ingredient in Zocor, Vytorin and Simcor
NEW YORK - The U.S.Food and Drug Administration said Friday the highest available dose of Zocor, a component in cholesterol drugs, can cause muscle damage as well as severe and potentially lethal kidney damage. The agency said statin drugs like Zocor are...
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Muscle, kidney damage risk reported from ingredient in Zocor, Vytorin and Simcor
NEW YORK - The U.S.Food and Drug Administration said Friday the highest available dose of Zocor, a component in cholesterol drugs, can cause muscle damage as well as severe and potentially lethal kidney damage. The agency said statin drugs like Zocor are...
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Muscle, kidney damage risk reported from ingredient in Zocor, Vytorin and Simcor
NEW YORK - The U.S.Food and Drug Administration said Friday the highest available dose of Zocor, a component in cholesterol drugs, can cause muscle damage as well as severe and potentially lethal kidney damage. The agency said statin drugs like Zocor are...
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High-Dose Zocor Boosts Muscle Injury Risk: FDA
FRIDAY, March 19 (HealthDay News) -- People taking the highest approved doses of the cholesterol-lowering drug Zocor (simvastatin) may be at increased risk for muscle injuries, the U.S.Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned Friday. Although muscle pain...
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FDA Warns Merck's 80mg Zocor May Increase Muscle-Injury Risk
DOW JONES NEWSWIRES The Food and Drug Administration warned about the increased risk of muscle injury which could happen for those taking an 80-milligram dose of Merck & Co.'s (MRK) Zocor.Muscle injury is a known side effect for statins, but...
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FDA Warns Merck's 80mg Zocor May Increase Muscle-Injury Risk
DOW JONES NEWSWIRES The Food and Drug Administration warned about the increased risk of muscle injury which could happen for those taking an 80-milligram dose of Merck & Co.'s (MRK) Zocor.Muscle injury is a known side effect for statins, but the...
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FDA Warns Merck's 80mg Zocor May Increase Risk of Muscle Injury (...
Company: Merck & Co., Inc.(MRK) 3/19/2010-Dow Jones reported Friday that the Food and Drug Administration warned about the increased risk of muscle injury for those taking an 80-milligram dose of Merck & Co.'s (NYSE:MRK) Zocor, generically known as...
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FDA Warns Mercks 80mg Zocor May Increase Risk of Muscle Injury (MRK)
Muscle injury is a known side effect for statins, but the FDA said its warning highlights increased risks for 80-milligram Zocor, in particular for a serious form of injury that can lead to severe kidney damage, kidney failure and even death."Review of...
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Muscle, kidney damage risk reported from ingredient in Zocor, Vytorin and Simcor
NEW YORK - The U.S.Food and Drug Administration said Friday the highest available dose of Zocor, a component in cholesterol drugs, can cause muscle damage as well as severe and potentially lethal kidney damage. The agency said statin drugs like Zocor are...
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