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Cholesterol lowering medication

by George, Sep 23, 1999 12:00AM

Tags: cholesterol, Heart, Heart Disease, family, lipid, Lipitor, test, years, zocor, Cleveland Clinic

I have been taking LIPITOR 20mg for over two years following by-pass surgery at Cleveland Clinic. Recent test results were: Total 150; LDL 84; HDL 55. My insurance drug provider, Merck-Medco, wants me to change to ZOCOR 20mg (a Merck product). What would you recommend ?

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by Cleveland Clinic, MD

, Sep 23, 1999 12:00AM

They are both in the same family of cholesterol lowering drugs - called "statins" and are usually equally effective. You may however need to take a larger dosage of the Zocor to get the same lipid lower effects of the Lipitor. Make sure your doctor is aware of teh substitution.

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