PARSIPPANY, NJ--(Marketwire - November 11, 2008) - Daiichi Sankyo, Inc. (DSI), announced today that results from the pivotal study supporting the use of colesevelam HCl in pediatric patients with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (heFH), were presented for the first time at the American Heart Association’s (AHA) Annual Scientific Sessions 2008. According to the findings, colesevelam HCl was well-tolerated and produced a significant reduction in low density lipoprotein (LDL) or “bad” cholesterol when used as monotherapy or in combination with a statin.
