I am a 60-year-old woman with CAD. My LDL is 64 and my HDL is 72 on Zocor, but my doctor thinks Crestor may be better for me. He says it is more potent and could reduce my numbers even more. I would have to pay for this drug out-of-pocket. Do you think the additional cost would be worth it?

I am a 60-year-old woman with CAD. My LDL is 64 and my HDL is 72 on Zocor, but my doctor thinks Crestor may be better for me. He says it is more potent and could reduce my numbers even more. I would have to pay for this drug out-of-pocket. Do you think the additional cost would be worth it?

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Veröffentlicht in:Heart advisor. - 1999. - 14(2011), 10 vom: 07. Okt., Seite 8
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Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2011
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Schlagworte:Journal Article Anticholesteremic Agents Cholesterol, HDL Cholesterol, LDL Fluorobenzenes Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors Pyrimidines Sulfonamides Rosuvastatin Calcium 83MVU38M7Q mehr... Simvastatin AGG2FN16EV
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