Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A statin, C25H38O5, that blocks the body's synthesis of cholesterol and is administered especially to individuals at risk for heart disease.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun a chemical substance (C25H38O5) having inhibitory activity on the enzyme HMG-CoA reductase, and used in medicine to reduce cholesterol levels in blood.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
hypolipidemic drug used to controlhypercholesterolemia and to preventcardiovascular disease.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an oral lipid-lowering medicine (trade name Zocor) administered to reduce blood cholesterol levels; recommended after heart attacks
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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On Drugs 'Link To Muscle Injury WASHINGTON -- Federal regulators continue to receive reports of muscle injury in patients taking a combination of simvastatin, which is used in the controversial cholesterol drug Vytorin, and the heart-rhythm medication amiodarone.
FDA Issues Alert 2008
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Many patients defected from Lipitor to that generic, called simvastatin, to take advantage of the lower cost.
unknown title 2011
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Many patients defected from Lipitor to that generic, called simvastatin, to take advantage of the lower cost.
unknown title 2011
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One statin, a generic drug called simvastatin, is already available in low doses over the counter at pharmacies in Britain without a prescription, at a cost of only a few pence per pill.
FOXNews.com 2011
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One statin, a generic drug called simvastatin, is already available in low doses over the counter at pharmacies in Britain without a prescription, at a cost of only a few pence per pill.
Reuters: Top News 2011
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According to an analysis of clinical trial data in America, large doses of simvastatin, which is taken in order to lower cholesterol and reduce the risk of having a heart attack, can cause muscle damage and a rare condition which induces kidney problems and may be fatal.
Analysis 2010
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Vytorin combines in one pill two different kinds of treatments - a statin called simvastatin and a newer drug called ezetimibe, also known as Zetia - that lower LDL or "bad" cholesterol.
NYT > Home Page By NATASHA SINGER 2010
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According to an analysis of clinical trial data in America, large doses of simvastatin, which is taken in order to lower cholesterol and reduce the risk of having a heart attack, can cause muscle damage and a rare condition which induces kidney problems and may be fatal.
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2010
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According to an analysis of clinical trial data in America, large doses of simvastatin, which is taken in order to lower cholesterol and reduce the risk of having a heart attack, can cause muscle damage and a rare condition which induces kidney problems and may be fatal.
Analysis 2010
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Food and drug administration said it has focused health-care vessels that the rxlist vytorin was traveling a withdrawal from the so-called simvastatin and ezetimibe in aortic stenosis (seas) shortness of a unaffected species between the cure of vytorin and an brought cream of a death of cancers.
Wii-volution 2009
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