Vytorin

Vytorin is simply Zetia combined with a statin called Zocor, which is now available in generic form as simvastatin.

What you should know about Vytorin and Zetia 2008

The story really was about this medication called Vytorin, which is a combination of Zocor (VIDEO GAP) the questions was does it work?

CNN Transcript Jan 24, 2008 2008

Vytorin is a combination med for high cholesterol and contains Merck’s Zocor, which is now generic, and Schering’s Zetia, which works differently than Zocor, which is one of many statin drugs.

Ghostbusters aka TBTAM 2008

Early in 2008, it came out that Zetia, which works by inhibiting absorption of cholesterol from your intestines, and Vytorin, which is a combination of Zetia and Zocor (a statin drug), do not work.

Dr. Joseph Mercola: The Cholesterol Myth That Could Be Harming Your Health 2010

Early in 2008, it came out that Zetia, which works by inhibiting absorption of cholesterol from your intestines, and Vytorin, which is a combination of Zetia and Zocor (a statin drug), do not work.

The Cholesterol Myth That Could Be Harming Your Health 2010

For anyone who's trying to lower their cholesterol, a cast out not just on Zetia, but also on Vytorin, which is a sister drug, both from Merck.

CNN Transcript Nov 16, 2009 2009

Besides Zetia, you can also get a pill called Vytorin that combines ezetimibe with a statin (the earlier research looked at this combined form).

Study adds weight to case against cholesterol drug Zetia 2009

Besides Zetia, you can also get a pill called Vytorin that combines ezetimibe with a statin the earlier research looked at this combined form.

Study adds weight to case against cholesterol drug Zetia 2009

Vytorin, which is heavily marketed in direct-to-consumer advertising, consists of Zetia and a statin, Zocor, combined into a single pill.

Study Deals Setback to Cholesterol Drug 2008

The panel's opinion, which came at the annual meeting of the American College of Cardiology Sunday, could prompt many physicians to switch heart patients away from significant use of the drugs, known as Vytorin and Zetia, and frustrate efforts of the drug companies to shore up sales of the medicines.

Panel Deals Blow to Two Cholesterol Drugs 2008