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Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro Announces Investigation Into Marketing of Vytorin and Zetia

Published in Cardiovascular Device Liability Week, February 3rd, 2008

Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro has begun an investigation concerning actions by Merck (NYSE:MRK) and Schering-Plough (NYSE:SGP), manufacturers of Zetia and Vytorin. The investigation is looking into charges of whether Merck and Schering-Plough violated state consumer protection laws arising from the sale and marketing of Zetia and Vytorin.

Vytorin is the combination of Zetia and Zocor, a statin now available as a generic drug for about one-third of the cost.

The investigation centers around charges that the companies have known since 2006 that the combination of drugs was no more effective than the generic version of Zocor in blocking the fatty arterial...

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