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New drug to lower bad cholesterol clears hurdle

Name: New drug to lower bad cholesterol clears hurdle
Uploaded: 2015-06-09T18:48:00-0400
Duration: 2 min 3 s
Description: An FDA advisory committee voted to approve a new type of cholesterol-lowering drug called alirocumab. As Elaine Quijano explains, the drug has seen success in clinical trials.

An FDA advisory committee voted to approve a new type of cholesterol-lowering drug called alirocumab. As Elaine Quijano explains, the drug has seen success in clinical trials.