Word: mevacor
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Dates: during 1987-1987
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...gave its approval to lovastatin. The move will give millions of Americans a potent new ally in their battle against heart disease, the nation's No. 1 killer. Developed and manufactured by Merck & Co., the New Jersey-based pharmaceutical giant, the drug will be ) marketed under the trade name Mevacor. It is the first of a new class of compounds specifically designed to control cholesterol production. Says Scott Grundy, director of the Center for Human Nutrition at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Dallas: "This is the first practical treatment for very high cholesterol levels...