To minimize this risk, the daily simvastatin dosage should not exceed 20 mg while taking amiodarone. Verelan (verapamil) and Cardizem (diltiazem) are heart medications that slow heart rate and ...

Pitavastatin is a novel statin that induces plaque regression and is non-inferior to atorvastatin and, on some measures, superior to simvastatin ... doses of 1–4 mg in August 2009, and ...

Hypercholesterolemia is defined as having total cholesterol greater than 200 milligrams per deciliter of blood (mg/dL). The two main types of cholesterol are "bad" low-density lipoprotein (LDL ...

Eligible patients were randomly allocated to simvastatin (20 mg daily for the first 14 days and 40 mg daily thereafter) or placebo for 1 month. Allocation of therapy was also stratified according ...