Cholesterol Pill Taken by Thousands Causes Cancer

by Steve Dasseos on September 15, 2008

Cholesterol Pill Taken by Thousands Causes Cancer

A pill intended to lower cholesterol levels has been linked to an increased risk of cancer.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is reviewing data from a trial which found a larger percentage of patients treated with the drug Inegy died of cancer. The FDA is expected to issue its conclusions within six months.

Inegy combines the widely-used statin drug simvastatin with a new medication called ezetimibe. Ezetimibe works in a different way from statins. Statins block cholesterol made in the liver, while ezetimibe blocks the absorption of cholesterol in the gut.

Sources:
Mercola.com

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