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• For example, it was claimed that the study presented uniquely reliable evidence that simvastatin is not carcinogenic.
• In 2004, when Merck's brand of simvastatin, known as Zocor, was about to go off patent, Merck teamed up with Schering-Plough to produce a new patented product called Vytorin, a combination of simvastatin and Zetia. Zetia: Down for the count?
• Thirdly, simvastatin inhibits endothelial cell apoptosis and preserves ischaemic vasculature, perhaps maintaining a competent vascular supply to the macula.
• The statin simvastatin lowered cholesterol slightly less when incorporated into a polypill, but the difference was marginal. Times, Sunday Times
• High doses of statins have been known to cause muscle damage for some time, and the risk of muscle pain and rhabdomyolysis is increased considerably when simvastatin in particular is taken with some other drugs such as amiodarone (Cordarone and generic), cyclosporine (Neoral, Sandimmune and generic), danazol (Danocrine and generic), gemfibrozil (Lopid and generic), verapamil (Calan, Covera and generic) and diltiazem (Cardizem, Dilacor and generic)—which the FDA reminded consumers and doctors again as well. Muscle pain from taking Zocor or another statin? Check your dose
• That site is tracking research on supposed anti-aging compounds such as simvastatin, used to lower cholesterol, and enalapril maleate, which is used to treat hypertension. Investing in drugs that promote longevity Robert Powell's Your Portfolio - MarketWatch
• Because SHARP studied the combination of simvastatin and ezetimibe compared with placebo, it was not designed to assess the independent contributions of each drug to the observed effect; for this reason, the FDA did not approve a new indication for VYTORIN or for ZETIA ® (ezetimibe) and the study's efficacy results have not been incorporated into the label for ZETIA.VYTORIN is indicated as adjunctive therapy to diet for the reduction of total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, apolipoprotein B, triglycerides, and non-HDL cholesterol, and to increase HDL cholesterol in patients with primary (heterozygous familial and nonfamilial) hyperlipidemia or mixed hyperlipidemia when diet alone is not enough. Forbes.com: News
• Methods: Simvastatin was synthesized from lovastatin via acetylization, methylation, hydrolytic decomposition and cyclization reactions.
• CONCLUSION Early Simvastatin treatment effectively improves the cardiac function in ACS patients in a dose - dependent manner.
• Consequently, antioxidants including ginsenosides Rb1 and Rg1, S-allyl cysteine sulphoxide (SACS), simvastatin (SVT) and vitamin E significantly abolished HAART 3-plex-induced inhibition of cholesterol efflux. Naturejobs - All Jobs