ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,462,914, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to AstraZeneca UK Ltd. (Cambridge, Great Britain).
"Systems and methods for dispensing a statin medication over the counter" was invented by James Blasetto (Chadds Ford, Pa.), Judy Firor (Landenberg, Pa.), David Guiga (West Chester, Pa.), William Mongan (Malvern, Pa.), Robert Prybolsky (West Chester, Pa.) and Richard L. Skelly (Flourtown, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method is provided for treatment of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease in a subject in need thereof by administering a statin pharmaceutical composition to the subject when the subject is qualified for over-the-counter acces...