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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
- Clinical research on torcetrapib stopped because of increased incidence of cardiovascular events as an adverse effect of the drug.[1]
- Torcetrapib side-effects include a significant increase in systolic blood pressure (hypertension) and a significant reduction in serum potassium (hypokalemia) levels.
References
- ↑ Barter PJ, Caulfield M, Eriksson M; et al. (2007). "Effects of torcetrapib in patients at high risk for coronary events". The New England Journal of Medicine. 357 (21): 2109–22. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa0706628. PMID 17984165. Unknown parameter
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