This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. The highest doses of the cholesterol-lowering drug Zocor produce an ...

Nissen says the agency should have taken 80-mg simvastatin off the market years ago, since there are safer alternatives. But Egan says the FDA didn't want to do that.

To minimize this risk, the daily simvastatin dosage should not exceed 10 mg while taking verapamil or diltiazem. These interactions can also occur with atorvastatin, with an increased risk at ...

The highest approved dose of simvastatin -- 80 mg -- should be used only in those patients who have already been taking it for at least 12 months without signs of myopathy, the FDA announced Wednesday ...

The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today announced new limitations to the use of high-dose simvastatin, due to the increased risk of muscle pain and weakness (myopathy) and in ...

Dr. Sandra Fryhofer discusses the recent FDA warnings on simvastatin 80 mg and offers solid suggestions on how to switch your patients to other agents.

We began simvastatin (Zocor, Merck, West Point, Pa.) therapy at 10 mg per day for patients with an LDL cholesterol level of 110 mg per deciliter (2.84 mmol per liter) or lower on screening and 20 ...

London, UK - The UK has approved a 10-mg dose of simvastatin for over-the-counter sale. The product, to be known as Zocor Heart Pro, will be available through pharmacies in July for the reduction ...

The median time-weighted average LDL cholesterol level during the study was 53.7 mg per deciliter (1.4 mmol per liter) in the simvastatin–ezetimibe group, as compared with 69.5 mg per deciliter ...