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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 />

the fixed-<strong>dose</strong> combination product had a significantly greater decrease in low-density<br />

lipoprotein cholesterol compared to those taking the statin alone. In the niacin extended release<br />

fixed-<strong>dose</strong> trials, there was no significant difference in low-density lipoprotein cholesterol<br />

reduction compared to the statins except in the Bays 2003 trial 102 which obtained 42% reduction<br />

with niacin ER/lovastatin 1000/40 mg compared to simvastatin 20 mg (34%, P

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