Rockville, MD - Simvastatin (Zocor, Merck/Schering-Plough), used at the highest approved dose of 80 mg, is associated with an increased risk of myopathy, including rhabdomyolysis, according to the US ...

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A new discovery may explain why so many people abandon cholesterol-lowering statins because of muscle pain and weakness.

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Data from an open-label, fixed-sequence study showed that although sacubitril inhibited organic anion-transporting polypeptides (OATP)1B1 and OATP1B3 in vitro, this did not translate to any clinically ...

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Simvastatin could be an effective therapy for portal hypertension, according to a study by Abraldes and colleagues, which shows that the drug decreases portal hypertension and improves liver perfusion ...

Simvastatin might help us control our cholesterol, but when it comes to infection, it's an entirely different story says a new research study. Scientists have shown that simvastatin delivers a one-two ...

Review the side-effects of Simvastatin as documented in medical literature. The term "side effects" refers to unintended effects that can occur as a result of taking the medication. In majority of the ...

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