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Pfizer Ends Development of Cholesterol Drug

from National Public Radio
December 4, 2006

Pfizer has announced it is ending development of a much-anticipated cholesterol-reducing drug for heart patients. The company says an independent board has found increased deaths and heart problems among patients in a late-stage trial of torcetrapib.

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  • Morning Edition, December 4, 2006
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