To Crestor’s Foe, FDA Says Toxicity Is Low, But DTC Ads Must Go
Executive Summary
FDA says AstraZeneca's Crestor is as safe as, if not safer than, other statins for a given LDL-lowering efficacy, but its ad campaign cannot claim superiority to Pfizer's Lipitor
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