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To: RichardW; neverdem

So what is Zetia....generic of Zocor?

Hmm,...just checked the label,,...says Merck/Schering....


23 posted on 10/16/2006 10:55:59 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach (History is soon Forgotten,)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
So what is Zetia....generic of Zocor?

No, just plug tradenames into the PubMed link at comment# 16, you'll get the generic names. Zetia interferes with absorbing cholesterol from the diet in the intestines, IIRC.

26 posted on 10/16/2006 11:11:22 PM PDT by neverdem (May you be in heaven a half hour before the devil knows that you're dead.)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Zetia is not a statin, it works in your intestines.
48 posted on 10/17/2006 7:42:11 AM PDT by Ditter
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