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Jupiter trial: comments podcast by Therapeutics Initiative

The Therapeutics Initiative is an independent organization at The University of British Columbia dedicated to providing up to date, evidence based, practical information on rational drug therapy. They produced an excellent podcast about the recent JUPITER trial:

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Some official information about the trial:

Rosuvastatin to Prevent Vascular Events in Men and Women with Elevated C-Reactive Protein.N Engl J Med. 2008 Nov 20;359(21):2195-2207

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