Zocor, Simvastatin News

OnlineClinic.co.uk, one of the UK's most trusted online healthcare providers, has announced that it has expanded its product range to include two new lifestyle products, High Blood Pressure and High Cholesterol.

I'm aged 43 and have been taking simvastatin for seven months due to high cholesterol.

Common statins such as Lipitor, Crestor or Zocor may not be the same as advertised and sites often don't include warnings about side effects or even require a prescription, the researchers noted.

Aims:a f To evaluate potential drug interactions with antiretroviral therapies or supportive therapies for use in conjunction with the once-daily, next-generation non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor GSK2248761 in patients with HIV-1 infection.

A considerable number of patients with severely elevated LDL-C do not achieve recommended treatment targets, despite treatment with statins.

Dear Dr. Donohue: I am a 69-year-old woman and take simvastatin and alendronate.

It combines the anti-hyperglycemic drug sitagliptin with the antilipid drug simvastatin .

Simvastatin is a drug marketed under the brand name of Zocor by Merck & Co.A Zocor and its generics are used to regulate high cholesterol in those who cannot control their cholesterol level through diet and exercise alone.

In SHARP, VYTORIN 10/20 mg lowered LDL cholesterol in patients with moderate to severe chronic kidney disease , and major vascular events were reduced in the treatment group compared to placebo.

The Nurse Practitioner: The American Journal of Primary Health Care February 2012 Volume 37 Number 2 Pages 56 - 56 The FDA notified healthcare professionals that the cholesterol-lowering medication fenofibric acid may not lower a patient's risk of myocardial infarction or stroke.

OBJECTIVE: To compare initiation with atorvastatin versus simvastatin among higher- and lower-risk employees in terms of subsequent risk of cardiovascular events and direct and indirect costs from the employer perspective.

Background: Ezetimibe's excellent tolerability and approximately 20% LDL lowering effect have made it the most commonly prescribed 2nd line lipid lowering agent after statins.

This has led to significant switching of patients from atorvastatin to generic simvastatin.

He knew his name but not the date or where he had been the day before. He was able to tell me something was going on and he felt funny.

From the Department of Medicine B, The Heart Center, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark ; Department of Medicine, Institution of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, UmeA University, SkelleftA , Sweden ; Herz-Zentrum Bad Krozingen, Bad Krozingen, Germany ; Institute of Clinical Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine and Biocenter Oulu, ... (more)

Mumbai, Jan. 15: Ranbaxy's cholesterol buster drug atorvastatin - a generic version of Pfizer's best-selling Lipitor - has made significant inroads in the American market and is likely to see good sales even after it loses its 180-day marketing exclusivity in May, analysts said.