CureZone   Log On   Join
 

Cholesterol pill taken by thousands linked to increased risk of cancer by grzbear ..... News Forum

Date:   8/26/2008 11:06:12 AM ( 16 y ago)
Hits:   1,033
URL:   https://www.curezone.org/forums/fm.asp?i=1245213

A pill that lowers cholesterol and is taken by thousands of Britons has been linked to an increased risk of cancer.

Drug safety chiefs in the U.S. are investigating a report of possible higher cancer rates among patients taking Inegy, a pill combining two kinds of medication.

The Food and Drug Administration said that it is reviewing data from a trial which found a 'larger percentage' of patients treated with the drug developed and died of cancer than those taking dummy medication.

Full data from the five-year trial of heart patients will be available to the FDA in three months' time and it is expected to issue its conclusions within six months.

the rest...

http://tinyurl.com/5ebzvv

grz-


 

<< Return to the standard message view

fetched in 0.03 sec, referred by http://www.curezone.org/forums/fmp.asp?i=1245213