Medindia

SVT (10 mg) (Simvastatin) Drug Price and Information

Simvastatin (SVT (10 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 ...
TCTMD

Recall: Clopidogrel Tablets Mislabeled, May Contain Statin

A single lot of 75-mg clopidogrel tablets that was distributed nationwide is being recalled by the manufacturer due to mislabeling. International Laboratories, LLC voluntarily initiated the recall ...
FiercePharma

U.S. Prescribing Information for Simvastatin Revised to Include New Limits on the Use of the Highest Dose -- 80 mg -- and

WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today announced changes to the prescribing information in the United States for the ...
Medscape

Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability of Combined Low-Dose Simvastatin-Fenofibrate Treatment in Primary Mixed Hyperlipidaemia

The effects of combined fibrate and statin treatment (simvastatin 10mg plus fenofibrate 200mg) on plasma lipid and lipoprotein (TC, TG, LDL-C, HDL-C) levels at baseline and after 3, 6 and 12 months, ...
Medscape

FDA Restricts Use of Simvastatin 80 mg

June 8, 2011 (Silver Spring, Maryland) — The Food and Drug Administration is recommending that physicians restrict prescribing high-dose simvastatin (Zocor, Merck) to patients, given an increased risk ...
Monthly Prescribing Reference

Recall: Clopidogrel Bottles May Contain Simvastatin Tablets

International Laboratories, LLC is notifying distributors and customers by letter and is arranging for return of all recalled products. International Laboratories announced a voluntary recall of 1 lot ...
NPR

Critic Faults FDA For Tardy Warning On Simvastatin Risk

The fact that 80 daily milligrams of simvastatin (brand name Zocor) can cause serious muscle damage has been known for years. So why did it take the Food and Drug Administration so long to tell ...
FiercePharma

VYTORIN® (ezetimibe/simvastatin) Significantly Reduced Major Vascular Events in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease

SHARP is the First and Only Prospective Clinical Study in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease to Show That an LDL Cholesterol-Lowering Medicine Reduced Major Vascular and Atherosclerotic Events "This ...
TCTMD

AHA Provides Guidance on Drug-Drug Interactions With Statins and CVD Medications

The American Heart Association (AHA) has released a new scientific statement for managing clinically significant drug-drug interactions in patients who are prescribed statins and other agents used in ...
The Financial Express

Biocon Inc recalls 5,505 bottles of Simvastatin tablets in US

Biocon today surged 10 per cent after the company posted 17 per cent rise in net profit for the first quarter ended June 30. Biocon Inc, part of biotechnology major Biocon, is recalling in the US ...
Medindia

Simstat (10 mg) (Simvastatin) Drug Price and Information

Simvastatin (Simstat (10 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 ...