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Merck steers doctors away from HDL cholesterol drug

2013-01-11 18:06:36| Biotech - Topix.net

U.S. drugmaker Merck & Co said it is taking steps to suspend availability of its drug Tredaptive after the medicine, used to raise "good" HDL cholesterol, failed to prevent heart problems in a large study.

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