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Depressing History. Cholestyramine's power to lower cholesterol levels was noted early, and Merck Sharp & Dohme tried to develop a medicinal form for this purpose. One trouble was that it smelled like decayed fish and tasted lit tle better. Merck settled for selling its product, trade-named Cuemid, as a rem edy for the intolerable itching that often goes with jaundice. Duke University's Dr. Robert L. Fuson wondered wheth er, with its flavor improved, cholestyramine might not be used to lower cholesterol. Mead Johnson Laboratories, famed for many-flavored Metrecal, had the same idea. They gave...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cardiology: Binding the Cholesterol | 10/13/1967 | See Source »

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