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FDA Approves a First-Of-Its-Kind Pill to Cut Cholesterol in High-Risk Patients

WASHINGTON (VINnews) — The Food and Drug Administration has approved a first-of-its-kind pill that can drastically reduce cholesterol in a way that’s previously only been available with expensive, injectable drugs. The drug from Merck was OK’d on Thursday for patients with artery-clogging cholesterol that persists even after taking statins, the standard medications for cutting heart

Published July 16, 2026 · 4:04 PM

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