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Light Still On For Switches After Pfizer Pulls Plug On OTC Lipitor

 
• By Malcolm Spicer

A 1,200-subject actual use trial to simulate the OTC use of Lipitor 10 mg did not meet its primary objectives of demonstrating patient compliance with the direction to check low-density lipoprotein cholesterol level and after checking their LDL-C level take appropriate action based on test results.

The end of Pfizer Inc.’s look at a lower-dose OTC version of its blockbuster high cholesterol drug Lipitor does not dim the chances of switches for chronic conditions, but sheds light on drug firms’ challenge in directing consumers to safely select and use the products on their own.

In its second-quarter earnings statement on July 28, Pfizer said a 1,200-subject actual use trial to simulate the OTC use of Lipitor 10 mg, completed in December 2014, did not meet its primary objectives of demonstrating patient compliance with the direction to check their low-density lipoprotein cholesterol level and, after checking, to

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