Advicor (extended-release niacin/lovastatin; Abbott)
- Dual Mode fixed Combination
Advicor Prescribing Info ( PDF File)
Advicor.com - Official website; Consumer info, PI, etc.
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Altoprev (extended release lovastatin; Andrx)
Prescribing Info
Altoprev.com - Official website; Consumer info, PI, etc.
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Colestid (bile acid sequestrant; Colestipol; Pharmacia)
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Crestor (rosuvastatin; Astra Zeneca) Approved 8/12/03
- statin; HMG-COA reductase inhibitor
Crestor.com ( Healthcare Professional)
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Crestor PI; official label; PDF; adobe required; in Pop-Up format; popups must be enabled in order to view this page.
Crestor PI; ( from Rx List; Html Format)
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Lescol XL, Lescol,  (Fluvastatin; Reliant)
- statin; HMG-COA reductase inhibitor
Prescribing Info 
Lescol XL Prescribing Info; pdf file
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Lipitor (Atorvastatin; Pfizer )
- statin; HMG-COA reductase inhibitor
Lipitor is the most popular drug ever sold ever in the history of the world.    Lipitor does more than $9 billion in sales per year (that's more than one million dollars per hour, every hour of every day, 365 days per year).

Doctors love Lipitor because it is very effective and it has a long established safety record. 

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Official Website; Patient Info; Prescribing Info; Risk Assessment
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You can get a real good deal on Lipitor if you comparison shop.

Lovastatin  ( formerly Mevacor from Merck)
- statin; HMG-COA reductase inhibitor
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Niaspan (Niacin 500mg Extended-Release Tablets; Kos)
- nicotinic acid derivative
Niaspan.com: Official website; prescribing info, etc
Prescribing Info [from KOS Website] | Prescribing Information Source B
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Omacor (Omega-3-acid ethyl esters)
Omacor.com - official website: explains how Omacor works, how omacor is different, etc
Omacor Prescribing information
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Pravachol (pravastatin sodium;Bristol-Myers Squibb)
- statin; HMG-COA reductase inhibitor
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Questran Light (Cholestyramine Resin; Bristol-Myers Squibb)
- bile acid sequestrant
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Tricor (fenofibrate capsules; Abbott);
- fibrate; generic available
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Vytorin (combination of simvistatin + ezetimibe; Merck, Schering Plough)
statin + absorption inhibitor
Vytorin is an interesting drug because it is composed of two medicines mixed into the same pill.  We pharmacists call this a "fixed combination " pill.

The Zetia portion of the pill is reduces your digestive tract's ability to absorb cholesterol from the foods you eat.  The Zocor portion of the pill inhibits your liver from producing cholesterol.

Here is a bunch of information regarding Vytorin.  Our editors have checked out these links to make sure thay are accurate and up to date:
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Vytorin.com Official web site; explains how Vytorin works, basic information on cholesterol, etc.
Prescribing Info - side effects, dose, mechanism of action, contraindications; this is the information your doctor uses to learn about Vytorin
General Information - similar to the flyer that you get in the drugstore when you fill your prescription for Vytorin.
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Welchol (colesevelam hydrochloride; Sankyo)
- bile acid sequestrant
Official Welchol website
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Zetia (ezetimibe; Merck/Schering Plough)
- intestinal absorption inhibitors
Zetia Prescribing Info ; PDF File
Zetia.com Cholesterol information, Package insert, Patient Information
GPatient Information For Zetia
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Zocor (simvastatin; Merck)
- statin; HMG-COA reductase inhibitor
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