Through this process, an MRI creates an image of the brain structure. MRI scans are noninvasive, pose little health risk, and can be used on infants and in utero, providing a consistent mode of imaging across the development spectrum.
Zetia is one of many cholesterol-lowering drugs. Photo Credit thodonal/iStock/Getty Images. Zetia is the brand name for the drug ezetimibe. It is the first of a new class of cholesterol-lowering medications. Zetia is not a statin. Statins lower cholesterol by preventing the liver from synthesizing new cholesterol, while Zetia lowers cholesterol by preventing the intestine from absorbing cholesterol into the blood stream.
AstraZeneca just released their new statin called Crestor (generic name rosuvastatin). According to the company, Crestor is less expensive and more effective than similar drugs like Pfizerâs Lipitor, which is currently the statin market leader, taking in about $8 billion of the $13 billion total statin sales in 2002.ome say the drug may produce side effects even at lower doses, and caution that patients should be closely monitored when on the drug. Of course, all statins pose risks, so the question of which statin is most dangerous is somewhat tongue-in-cheek.