ADVISORY/FDA Refuses Two Cholesterol Drugs to Go OTC.Business Editors ADVISORY... --(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 17, 2000 TOPIC: While heart physicians had hoped that Americans could help take care of their cholesterol problems on their own, the FDA FDA abbr. Food and Drug Administration FDA, n.pr See Food and Drug Administration. FDA, n.pr the abbreviation for the Food and Drug Administration. declared Thursday that two cholesterol drugs, Mevacor and Pravachol, could not be sold over-the-counter. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the report by MSNBC.com, physicians were fighting for the approval because more than 53 million Americans with high cholesterol Cholesterol, High Definition Cholesterol is a fatty substance found in animal tissue and is an important component to the human body. It is manufactured in the liver and carried throughout the body in the bloodstream. allegedly go untreated because of the hassle of getting a prescription for the drug. The FDA, however, allegedly said that patients are not knowledgeable about cholesterol to self-medicate and that blood tests are needed to check the cholesterol level, which cannot be monitored if the drugs are over the counter. EXPERTS: ExpertSource can offer several highly qualified experts to comment on this story: Dr. Georg Emlein of the Sacramento Heart & Vascular Medical Associates, can offer expertise about cholesterol issues. 916/830-2000 gemlein@sacheart.com Dr. Steve Raskin, Director of the Coronary Care Unit coronary care unit n. Abbr. CCU A hospital unit that is specially equipped to treat and monitor patients with serious heart conditions, such as coronary thrombosis. of Alameda Alameda (ăləmē`də, –mā`də), city (1990 pop. 76,459), Alameda co., W central Calif., on an island just off the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay; settled 1850, inc. as a city 1884. Cardiology cardiology Medical specialty dealing with heart diseases and disorders. It began with the 1749 publication by Jean Baptiste de Sénac of contemporary knowledge of the heart. Diagnostic methods improved in the 19th century, and in 1905 the electrocardiograph was invented. , can offer expertise in the areas of cardiology and cholesterol. 510/522-6323 HeartSR@aol.com Dr. Allen Anderson of the University of Chicago's Department of Medicine, can offer expertise in the areas of cardiology and cardiovascular diseases Cardiovascular disease Disease that affects the heart and blood vessels. Mentioned in: Lipoproteins Test cardiovascular disease . 773/702-9396 773/702-1234 (University PR Phone) ExpertSource cannot guarantee the immediate availability of these experts or their familiarity with this specific issue. ExpertSource, a collaboration of Business Wire and The Round Table Group, provides academic and industry experts to the media at no charge. Journalists are encouraged to submit queries to ExpertSource when seeking experts on specific subjects. An online registration form is available at http://www.businesswire.com/expertsource. Business Wire's Media Resource Center provides working journalists many free media services. Please visit the BW Media Resource Center at (www.businesswire.com/media) for more information. |
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