Zetia Fails to Show Benefit Over Niacin for Heart Patients

Results reported here Sunday may not put the nail in the coffin for a once wildly popular cholesterol-lowering drug, but they do put Zetia at the bottom of the list of medications that doctors will be using. So said Dr. Anthony DeMaria, a leading cardiologist who is also the editor in chief of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. He was referring to the results of a study that compared niacin -- a form of vitamin B -- to Zetia in high-risk patients who need more than a drug like...Full Story