I forgot to note that overnight, the outcomes study on Vytorin crossed another major milestone -- IMPROVE-It is now less-than 1,500 days away from completion.
Well, that ought to ease investors' minds, eh?
Yep -- take a look at the count-down clock in the lower-left margin -- 1,499 days, and counting. . . . counting. . . .
Then we'll know whether Vytorin improves outcomes. It will have been on the market for about eight ten years (measuring from Zetia's original US FDA approval date -- kudos, Commenter No. 1!) by the time we know whether it really works -- works to improve patients' odds of avoiding heart-attacks.
Friday, May 23, 2008
And -- Speaking of "Long Times" -- Improve-It 2012
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2 comments:
Zetia (ezetimibe) was approved in 2002, so I would start counting from then.
Marilyn
Great point!
Revising now.
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