Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Via a Tip from PM -- "Silly Rabbit, Vytorin® is NOT for Kids!" Europe Nixes It -- for Children


The FDANews is reporting that

the European Medicine Agency’s
(EMEA) Paediatric Committee has
decided not to recommend use of
Vytorin®. . . for treating high cholesterol
in children. Quoth FDANews:
The cholesterol drugs “do not
represent a significant therapeutic
benefit over existing treatments
,” the
EMEA says in a statement. . . .

. . . .The drugmaker markets Vytorin
through a joint venture with Schering-Plough. . . .

Recently, two congressmen asked the
FDA to release a new study they say
links Vytorin to cancer. . . .

Ouch. Common sense makes a comeback, yes?

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