The largest Medicare Part D sponsors are taking a variety of approaches to Zocor's formulary position following the introduction of a generic version of simvastatin, but they are not going to some of the extremes that non-Medicare commercial plans are

The mixed response to Merck's efforts to reach rebate agreements with health plans to place brand Zocor on the lowest cost-sharing tiers of their formularies suggests it is unlikely such a strategy would be broadly adopted by brand firms going forward

Although Lipitor has taken a beating in the run up to the launch of generics of Merck's Zocor, Pfizer is gearing up for a second round of movement in the cholesterol market, during which patients inadequately controlled on generic statins will switch to Lipitor, Pfizer CEO Hank McKinnell said June 13