MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'caduet'. Sun, 11 Oct 2009 21:27:13 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2381352&cid=t_175453_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2FBvtZH9occb4%2F We already have a 2-in-1 high blood pressure/high cholesterol drug on the market, called Caduet, but now the FDA has approved a 3 in 1, called Exforge HCT. The new pill is a combination of a calcium channel blocker, angiotensin receptor blocker and diuretic - so-called water pills. Here is the press release issued by the manufacturer, Novartis: FDA approves Exforge HCT(R) - the Only High Blood Pressure Treatment to Combine Three Medications in a Single Pill EAST HANOVER, N.J., April 30 /PRNewswire/ — The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Exforge HCT (amlodipine, valsartan, hydrochlorothiazide), the only blood pressure (BP) treatment to combine three medications in a single pill. Exforge HCT combines the number one prescribed calcium channel blocker, angiotensin rece... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2381352 Fri, 01 May 2009 09:00:26 +0100 2381352 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1696358&cid=t_175453_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2FQ1g-e9YG7iY%2F As I was watching the ol’ boob tube, that means television to any not familiar with American slang, and I saw a commercial for a new combination medicine. Caduet. It is a mix of Norvasc and Lipitor. So it lowers your blood pressure while lowering your cholesterol. I wrote about this last year but have seen so much prescribed and advertised as of lately that I thought it needed to be re-visited! CADUET can be taken anytime, day or night, with or without food. CADUET offers every dose combination of Norvasc and Lipitor for flexible dosing options (excluding 1 combination: CADUET 2.5 mg/80 mg). CADUET is available on many managed care plans nationwide. It is like killing 2 birds with 1 stone.. And one of my first thoughts was that there would be only 1 co-pay inst... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1696358 Sat, 09 Aug 2008 17:24:01 +0100 1696358 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1538241&cid=t_175453_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2F317736344%2F I saw a commercial for a new combination medicine. Caduet. It is a mix of Norvasc and Lipitor and I wrote about it last year when it first came on the scene. It lowers your blood pressure while lowering your cholesterol. I still have yet to really see this medication prescribed. Here are its benefits… CADUET can be taken anytime, day or night, with or without food. CADUET offers every dose combination of Norvasc and Lipitor for flexible dosing options (excluding 1 combination: CADUET 2.5 mg/80 mg). CADUET is available on many managed care plans nationwide. It is like killing 2 birds with 1 stone- with only one co-pay.  Have you tried it? Or do you know someone that has? How did they make out? I would love some feedback. via Caduet Official Site Tags: cadu... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1538241 Sun, 22 Jun 2008 16:54:08 +0100 1538241 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1327603&cid=t_175453_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F258253610%2F The middle of the week is here and that can mean only one thing - plenty to do. Meetings, deadlines, projects. The list is long. So is ours. All of which tells us that the time has come for our daily cup of stimulation as we peruse the news of the world. Here are some of the latest developments to help you keep up. Hope your day goes well… Pfizer Sues Ranbaxy To Delay Generic Lipitor, Caduet (Bloomberg News) Sanofi Strikes Deal To Market Lilly’s Cialis In US (Bloomberg News) NIH Vows To Back AIDS Research (The Baltimore Sun) Denmark, France & Italy Recall Heparin (The Wall Street Journal) UK’s NICE Approves Sanofi’s Acomplia Diet Pill (Yahoo/Reuters) Vioxx Deadline Extended By One Month (BusinessWeek) (Source: Pharmalot) Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1327603 Wed, 26 Mar 2008 10:58:57 +0100 1327603