simvastatin

Examples

• All

• Start statin therapy, e.g., simvastatin 40 mg, unless contraindicated.

  Academic text (2012)

• However, in primary prevention, fewer than one-half of patients will achieve these levels even when using simvastatin 80 mg daily.

  Academic text (2011)

• Collectively, these previous data indicate that Simvastatin may be useful as a drug therapy for Alzheimer's disease.

  Academic text (2018)

• A Morris water maze test was also performed before and after treatment with Simvastatin to measure cognitive function.

  Academic text (2018)

• In the past, simvastatin was the statin of choice, and the evidence of the 4S trial reinforced this selection.

  Academic text (2015)

• In the current study, 30-day treatment with high-dose Simvastatin resulted in improved clinical outcomes and cognition in mice with Alzheimer's disease.

  Academic text (2018)

• In patients with Alzheimer's disease, Simvastatin has been documented to overcome the resistance to serum withdrawal-induced apoptosis of lymphocytes (9).

  Academic text (2018)

• After starting simvastatin, I noticed improvements in my cholesterol readings during my check-up.

• Regular use of simvastatin can significantly reduce the risk of heart attacks in patients with high cholesterol.

Synonyms

Z

Zocor

vssimvastatin

• Specialized

1 7.3

A medicine you take to lower cholesterol, often after a heart attack

refers to the same drug but as the generic non-brand name

Surface Forms

Etymology