Cuba starts producing drug for the prevention of heart diseases

The Drugs Research and Development Center (CIDEM, Spanish acronyms), based in Havana, achieved the introduction and generalization in Cuba of Atorvastatin, a costly drug used for lowering blood cholesterol and preventing strokes.

M.S. Iverlis Diaz Polanco, a researcher of the institution, told ACN the pills reduce cholesterol, lipids and triglycerides blood levels andtherefore lowers the risk of cardiovascular diseases, the first cause of death in the world.

Since 2009, Atorvastatin has been part of Novatex Laboratories’ production plan and it is currently available in all hospitals across the country and in a number of community drug stores.

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4 Comments

  1. honeybee
    August 18, 2011

    viva la revolucion, venceremos

  2. August 16, 2011

    Go Cuba! Well done! Effective: drugs, health resource personnel, methods. Celebrate your achievements.

    However Cuba, will your citizens see and enjoy the returns/benefits from their hard labor or will yearn and search for it as they do for their FREEDOM.
    There is A Deliverer Who can REDEEM SOULS. WILL YOU HEAR AND ANSWER WHEN HE CALLS.

    REST ASSURED, AND LISTEN WELL. Therefore YOU WON’T BE LEFT OUT.

    • Hey
      August 17, 2011

      Hope you won’t be left out when this redeemer come too?

  3. Hey
    August 16, 2011

    I wonder how many breakthroughs like this has UWI produced in the medical field?

    yet many of these UWI grads are quick to try to belittle Cuban Universities and accomplishments.

    While these people enjoy talking, the Cubans are working and producing results for the betterment of mankind. Keep up the good work comrades!!!!

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