Medication Reference
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A library of drug guides focused on a single question: how is this medication different for Black patients? Every page leads with the published evidence, cites FDA labels and professional-society guidelines, and flags uncertainty where the research is mixed or absent.
Drug class
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Atorvastatin
Statin (HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor)Brand: Lipitor
Statins work across racial groups, with consistent LDL reductions and CV outcome benefits in pooled analyses. Specific evidence in Black patients:Jackson Heart …
View guideRosuvastatin
StatinBrand: Crestor, Ezallor
The JUPITER trial (Ridker et al., NEJM 2008;359:2195–2207, PMID 18997196) randomized 17,802 adults with low LDL but elevated CRP and showed a …
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