Pfizer's Lipitor wins FDA approval for 5 new indications |
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NEW YORK (AFX) - Pfizer Inc said today the US Food and Drug Administration has approved its anticholesterol drug Lipitor for five new indications in patients with heart disease.Pfizer said Lipitor is the first cholesterol-lowering medication to receive FDA approval for the reduction of the risk of hospitalization for heart failure.The drug company said the new approval expands the use of Lipitor to patients at high risk of cardiovascular events.newsdesk@afxnews.comwjCOPYRIGHTCopyright AFX News Limited 2007. All rights reserved.The copying, republication or redistribution of AFX News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of AFX News.AFX News and AFX Financial News Logo are registered trademarks of AFX News Limited
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