What Is The Generic Name For Zocor
New Zocor formulation does not increase risk of muscle damage
October 02, 2008
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How to Lower Your Herpes Prescription Costs
By Charlotte Grayson, M.D. , Health Expert...For example: the cholesterol lowering statin drug Zocor was found to be $90 at Walgreens, $80 at... Read more »
Cholesterol-Lowering Medications Cause Pain
By Christina Lasich, MD , Health Expert...medication that causes pain. Crestor, Lipitor, Zocor, Pravachol, Mevacor; this group of drugs... Read more »
Vytorin: Three Things You Need to Know
By Craig Stoltz , Health Expert...cholesterol-lowering drug that combines a statin (in this case Zocor) with a drug that lowers... Read more »
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VLDL Cholesterol
Very low density lipoprotein Normal Values Normal VLDL cholesterol level is between 5 and 40 mg/dL. What abnormal results mean Read more »VLDL
Very low density lipoprotein What the risks are Special considerations Read more »Peripheral Artery Disease and Intermittent Claudication: Reducing Heart Risk Factors
...other anti-cholesterol drugs.Statins include:Lovastatin (Mevacor)Pravastatin (Pravachol)Simvastatin (Zocor)Fluvastatin (Lescol)Atorvastatin (Lipitor)Rosuvastatin (Crestor) Statins reduce the risk... Read more »Gallstones and Gallbladder Disease: Prevention
...for treating high cholesterol and include lovastatin (Mevacor), pravastatin (Pravachol), simvastatin (Zocor), fluvastatin (Lescol), atorvastatin (Lipitor), and rosuvastatin (Crestor). Most... Read more »Heart Attack and Acute Coronary Syndrome: Medications
...important of these drugs. Brands include lovastatin (Mevacor), pravastatin (Pravachol), simvastatin (Zocor), fluvastatin (Lescol), atorvastatin (Lipitor), and rosuvastatin (Crestor). A major... Read more »Medications
Simvastatin is an enzyme blocker (HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor), also known as a "statin". It is... Read more »
Simvastatin is an enzyme blocker (HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor), also known as a "statin". It is... Read more »
Simvastatin is an enzyme blocker (HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor), also known as a "statin". It is... Read more »
Simvastatin is an enzyme blocker (HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor), also known as a "statin". It is... Read more »
Simvastatin is an enzyme blocker (HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor), also known as a "statin". It is... Read more »
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Price check: Zocor
October 02, 2008A comparison of current prices for Zocor via online U.S. drug distributors. Read summary »
Israeli firm to market generic version of Zocor
October 02, 2008Israeli pharmaceutical company Teva says it has received tentative approval from the FDA to market a generic version of Zocor. Merck & Co.'s patent... Read summary »
Brand-name Zocor priced lower than some new generics
October 02, 2008In an effort to compete with new generic formulas, Zocor maker Merck will continue to sell the brand-name form of the drug at a reduced price for the... Read summary »
Zocor may help save lives in the fight against bird flu
October 02, 2008Early research suggests that simvastatin (Zocor) may help fight the life-threatening respiratory symptoms caused by the avian flu. In a study on... Read summary »
New combo cholesterol med heads to the FDA
October 02, 2008Drugmaker Abbott Laboratories has filed an application with the Food and Drug Administration for Simcor. Simcor is a new cholesterol med that... Read summary »
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