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(Statins) and Fixed-dose Combination Products Containing a Statin

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Final Report Update 5 Drug Effectiveness Review Project<br />

In the second study, 58 Karalis <strong>and</strong> colleagues r<strong>and</strong>omized 1732 patients with<br />

hypercholesterolemia to treatment with atorvastatin 10 mg or 80 mg daily or simvastatin 20 mg<br />

or 80 mg daily for 6 weeks. This study was unblinded <strong>and</strong> did not use intention-to-treat statistics.<br />

Mean baseline low-density lipoprotein cholesterol in the atorvastatin group was reduced by 53%<br />

compared with 47% in the simvastatin group (P

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