Simvastatin (Zosta (40 mg)) is an HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor, also known as a "statin", used for lowering high cholesterol and triglycerides in certain patients with appropriate diet. It reduces the ...

Simvastatin (Simvofix (20 mg)) is an HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor, also known as a "statin", used for lowering high cholesterol and triglycerides in certain patients with appropriate diet. It reduces ...

Since I had a stroke I have taken simvastatin tablets and I have been told not to eat grapefruit. Is the warning really for people who eat grapefruit two or three times a day? I enjoy the taste of ...

JUVISYNC is indicated in patients for whom treatment with both sitagliptin and simvastatin is appropriate. Sitagliptin is indicated as an adjunct to diet and exercise to improve glycemic control in ...

Patients had their lipid-lowering medications discontinued prior to randomisation (6 weeks for statins, 8 weeks for fibrates, and 1 year for probucol). After a 4-week diet/placebo run-in period (week ...

GPs should switch all patients taking simvastatin 40mg and amlodipine to a lower dose of statin, or another statin altogether, because of the risk of muscle damage, recommends the medicines regulator.

The approval has been granted by the United States Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) for Ezetimibe and Simvastatin tablets in the strengths of 10 mg/10 mg, 10 mg/20 mg, 10 mg/40 mg, and 10 mg/80 mg ...

Objective: To evaluate the safety and effectiveness of a simvastatin-to-lovastatin therapeutic conversion program. Study Design: Observational database study of a therapeuticconversion in members of ...

Merck announced results from a pre-specified exploratory analysis of an investigational study on ezetimibe/simvastatin (Vytorin) and total cardiovascular events compared to simvastatin alone. The ...

FDA: Stress Test Agents Linked to Possible Heart Attack, Death Merck announced that the FDA has issued a Complete Response Letter regarding its supplemental New Drug Applications (sNDAs) for Zetia and ...

Hundreds of thousands of people taking a common statin are to have their dose reduced due to fears over side effects, it has emerged. Statins can reduce the level of bad cholesterol in the blood to ...

The NHS in England could save over £2bn in the next five years if doctors simply switched patients to cheaper generic cholesterol lowering drugs (statins), say two senior doctors in this week's BMJ.