Popular Cholesterol Drugs Shown Harmful and Ineffective

Popular Cholesterol Drugs Shown Harmful and Ineffective and very expensive. So, who is taking them? I would say that the majority of users are Baby Boomers.

A recent study raises fresh concerns about Zetia and its kissing cousin, Vytorin. These drugs that are supposed to lower cholesterol, are still taken by millions of Americans to lower their cholesterol. But now, researchers have brought up issues as to how well they work and if they are in actuality, harmful, to a minority of users.

There are also users who are at risk for heart attacks that are taking these drugs.

Follow the money. Pharmaceutical companies are making BILLIONS of dollars each year with the sale of these drugs.

In August of 2009, Merck and Schering-Plough Corp., its former partner in marketing Vytorin, agreed to pay $41.5 million to settle lawsuits claiming they delayed unfavorable study results on the drugs because they would hurt sales.

If you are taking Zetia, Vytorin, Niaspan, or Lipitor and Crestor, the stains drugs…you need to read the full story of “Popular Cholesterol Drugs Shown Harmful and Ineffective,” go to MSNBC.com