Patients are asking if they should stop taking ezetimibe (Ezetrol) in combination with a statin

February 2008

Patients are asking if they should stop taking ezetimibe (Ezetrol) in combination with a statin.

This is because of all the press saying that adding ezetimibe to simvastatin doesn't provide any additional benefit.

This comes from preliminary results of the "ENHANCE" trial.

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