Bristol Sends Pravachol Corrective Letter To Statin Prescribers, Patients
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
Bristol takes out full-page corrective newspaper ads clarifying Pravachol’s indication. The ad also references the approval of Merck’s Zocor, which carries the same indication as Pravachol.
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