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- noun An
antihyperlipidemic medication used tolower cholesterol levels by decreasing cholesterolabsorption in theintestine .
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Examples
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Bad news continues to buffet the once-blockbuster cholesterol drug ezetimibe, which is sold under the brand name Zetia.
Study adds weight to case against cholesterol drug Zetia 2009
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Bad news continues to buffet the once-blockbuster cholesterol drug ezetimibe, which is sold under the brand name Zetia.
Study adds weight to case against cholesterol drug Zetia 2009
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Vytorin is a combination of Zetia (ezetimibe) and the statin Zocor (simvastatin).
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Vytorin is a combination of Zetia (ezetimibe) and the statin Zocor (simvastatin).
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Vytorin is a combination of Zetia (ezetimibe) and the statin Zocor (simvastatin).
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Vytorin is a combination of Zetia (ezetimibe) and the statin Zocor (simvastatin).
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Vytorin combines simvastatin, also sold as Zocor, and ezetimibe, which by itself is sold as Zetia.
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Backing up research released last year, a new study has found that ezetimibe does not reduce fatty build-ups in the arteries, despite lowering levels of "bad" (LDL) cholesterol in the blood.
Study adds weight to case against cholesterol drug Zetia 2009
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These findings are another major blow to ezetimibe.
Study adds weight to case against cholesterol drug Zetia 2009
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When the researchers saw that people taking niacin had notable improvement in their arteries while those taking ezetimibe did not, they decided to stop the study early.
Study adds weight to case against cholesterol drug Zetia 2009
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