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Can you trust Turkey-approved Alipza? Is it the same as U.S.-Approved Livalo?

Pharmacy Checkers

A friend of mine, who has very difficult to control cholesterol, was prescribed Livalo, an FDA-approved brand of the drug pitavastatin. He went to our site to discover that brand-name Livalo ( pitavastatin ). That brand-name pitavastatin , sold in Turkey, is sold under the name Alipza – not Livalo. Is the drug safe?

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Hitting Pause on Criticism of the FDA, Just for Today

Pharmacy Checkers

The FDA’s capacity to evaluate new and generic drug applications and its oversight over drug manufacturing are why we have this degree of assurance. Thousands of dedicated medical doctors, nurses, pharmacists, scientists, statisticians and other analysts are responsible for CEDR’s important work.

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COVID-19 Pandemic Coverage

XTalks

That said, the percentage of all COVID-19 deaths that occurred in nursing homes, standing at 81 percent, is the highest in the world followed by Spain at 66 percent. Yale hospital administrators bought about 1,200 reusable silicone masks and started distributing them to local doctors, nurses and respiratory therapists.