The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 269 No 7214 p313
7 September 2002

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Statin head-to-head

Rosuvastatin (Crestor) decreases low density lipoprotein-cholesterol in patients with hypercholesterolaemia to a greater extent than atorvastatin (Lipitor), a study funded by AstraZeneca shows.

Data were presented at the European Society of Cardiology congress in Berlin this week.