Serious side effects seen with failed Merck niacin drug

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Serious side effects seen with failed Merck niacin drug

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/serious-side-effects-seen-failed-merck-niacin-drug-194755709--finance.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ImWjnITKhyAzcyZlrs6zPQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-03-09T194755Z_1_CBRE9281IZY00_RTROPTP_2_SCHERINGPLOUGH-MERCK.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A view of the Merck &amp; Co. campus in Linden, New Jersey" align="left" title="A view of the Merck &amp; Co. campus in Linden, New Jersey" border="0" /></a>SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Unexpected serious side effects arose in a huge study of a Merck &amp; Co long-acting niacin drug aimed at raising good HDL cholesterol, according to data released on Saturday, possibly adding another nail to the coffin of niacin therapy for heart patients. Merck has already given up on the drug that combines extended-release niacin with an experimental agent called laropiprant, designed to prevent the uncomfortable facial flushing associated with niacin. ...</p><br clear="all"/>

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