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Zocor

Zocor

1 7.3
A medicine you take to lower cholesterol, often after a heart attack
  • noun
  • /ˈzoʊkɔr/
  • Specialized
translation icon : Zocor
  • Many patients take Zocor to manage their cholesterol effectively.
  • Zocor (simvastatin)
  • statins, such as Zocor
  • Zocor, Lipitor

And that is taking a statin drug like Lipitor, Zocor, Crestor.

Examples

  • Concurrent medications at that point were Zocor, Prenivil, and Protonix.

    Academic text (2007)

  • Among the drugs affected are huge sellers like Lipitor, Zocor, Crestor, and Vytorin.

    Blog text (9)

  • Restoril, Elavil, speed, yohimbe, Zocor, Sonata.

    People I Know (2002)

  • Keep in mind, two of the most prescribed statin drugs, Lipitor and Zocor, are among the leading fifteen drugs for severe side effects in the FDA reporting system.

    Blog text (24)

  • Meanwhile, scrips for Zetia—which is combined with Merck's Zocor to form Vytorin—fell 1.5 percent last month.

    Blog text (30)

  • After his heart attack, the doctor prescribed Zocor to help lower his cholesterol levels.

  • In clinical studies, Zocor has shown significant benefits in reducing cardiovascular risks.

Synonyms

statin
vsZocor
  • Specialized
13 4.9

A medicine that lowers cholesterol in the blood and reduces the risk of heart attack

is a single commercial product that belongs to that drug class
statin drug
vsZocor
  • Specialized
2 4.1

A medicine that lowers cholesterol in the blood

is one specific branded medicine within that broader class
simvastatin
vsZocor
  • Specialized
1 5.8

A medicine taken by mouth to lower blood cholesterol and reduce heart attack risk

is the trademarked branded form of that same oral ingredient

Surface Forms

Zocor singular
Zocors plural

Etymology

Zocor is a brand name for the medicine simvastatin, so the name was made up by a company rather than coming from an old language. A helpful way to remember it is to notice the cor part, which is like Latin cor meaning 'heart' (think 'cardio'), because Zocor is used to help protect the heart by lowering cholesterol.