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CRESTOR Dubbed the superstatin, this newest member of the cholesterol-lowering-drug family reduces blood lipid levels in some cases as much as 60%. The FDA approved Crestor in August, and maker Astra Zeneca plans to have it in pharmacies in the next few months...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Here's to Your Health | 9/8/2003 | See Source »

...losing a little weight, most people can reduce their total cholesterol levels an average of 10% to 20%. Yet that's only about half the effect of the weakest of the currently available statins. Stronger drugs, like Pfizer's Lipitor, can lop off 50%, and AstraZeneca is testing a "superstatin" that reportedly reduces cholesterol levels as much as 70%. (In each case, statins work best when a low-fat diet is adopted...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Are Statins Right for You? | 11/6/2000 | See Source »

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