Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK), Pfizer Inc. (PFE): Top Treatments for High Cholesterol

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Just as importantly, we’ll need to see which drug is the safest. The companies will initially test the drugs in patients with dangerously high cholesterol levels, but the huge sales will obviously come from the larger population whose cholesterol levels are only slightly elevated. Since that population isn’t as sick, safety will be a higher priority. A drug that has fewer side effects might top the sales charts even if it isn’t the most efficacious.

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