Definitions
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- adjective That prevents or combats
cholesterol . - noun biochemistry A naturally occurring
antibody to cholesterol produced bymammals .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Generic drugs, which can be 80% cheaper than their brand-name versions, have found wider use as a wave of blockbuster drugs -- such as anticholesterol pills Zocor and Pravachol, and antidepressant Zoloft -- have lost patent exclusivity in the past three years.
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The London-based company hopes to offset this with new heart drug Brilinta and continued strong sales of anticholesterol product Crestor.
Generic Competition Hinders AstraZeneca Sten Stovall 2011
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So you wind up with aphrodesiacs (viagra), hair loss remedies, anticholesterol drugs you can't stop taking, expensive toxic toenail fungus remedies and other inane but profitable "drugs".
Tom McIntyre Explains His Picks for our 2009 Hunting and Fishing Heroes and Villians Face-Off 2009
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So you wind up with aphrodesiacs (viagra), hair loss remedies, anticholesterol drugs you can't stop taking, expensive toxic toenail fungus remedies and other inane but profitable "drugs".
Tom McIntyre Explains His Picks for our 2009 Hunting and Fishing Heroes and Villians Face-Off 2009
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So you wind up with aphrodesiacs (viagra), hair loss remedies, anticholesterol drugs you can't stop taking, expensive toxic toenail fungus remedies and other inane but profitable "drugs".
Tom McIntyre Explains His Picks for our 2009 Hunting and Fishing Heroes and Villians Face-Off 2009
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LONDON— AstraZeneca PLC's anticholesterol medicine Crestor failed to beat its top rival, Pfizer Inc.'s Lipitor, in a key clinical trial, hurting chances the British company's top drug can boost its sales when the world's best-selling medicine goes generic and sending its shares lower.
Astra Slides as Drug Fails to Top Rival Sten Stovall 2011
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So you wind up with aphrodesiacs (viagra), hair loss remedies, anticholesterol drugs you can't stop taking, expensive toxic toenail fungus remedies and other inane but profitable "drugs".
Tom McIntyre Explains His Picks for our 2009 Hunting and Fishing Heroes and Villians Face-Off 2009
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Michelle Petri, who is involved in a trial to treat lupus patients prophylactically with Lipitor, a potent anticholesterol drug thought to lower the risk of heart attack, says that “the risk is fifty times greater of having a heart attack if you have lupus.”
The Autoimmune Epidemic Donna Jackson Nakazawa 2008
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Michelle Petri, who is involved in a trial to treat lupus patients prophylactically with Lipitor, a potent anticholesterol drug thought to lower the risk of heart attack, says that “the risk is fifty times greater of having a heart attack if you have lupus.”
The Autoimmune Epidemic Donna Jackson Nakazawa 2008
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Pfizer Inc. 's frequent television ads for its anticholesterol drug Lipitor had become a magnet for congressional ire.
Drug Industry Signals Lobbying Shift Alicia Mundy 2010
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