1) Lipid-lowering medication 2) Lipid-lowering medicine 3) Statin 4) Statin drug 5) Zocor
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1) Zocor
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Simvastatin was initially marketed by Merck & Co under the trade name Zocor, but is available generically in most countries following the patent expiry. A combination of simvastatin along with ezetimibe is sold under the brand name Vytorin and is jointly marketed by Merck and Schering-Plough. Brand names include Zocor, Zocor Heart Pro, marketed by...
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(from the article `Business Overview`) ...pain-relieving drug Vioxx. In April three separate jury decisions in Atlantic City, N.J., and Texas left Merck contending with $21.25 million in ... In July pharmacies in the U.K. began to sell the statin drug simvastatin (Zocor) in a low (10-mg) dosage without a doctor`s prescription to people ...
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A drug used to lower the amount of cholesterol and other harmful substances in the blood, such as triglycerides. It is also being studied in the treatment of cancer and other conditions. Simvastatin blocks an enzyme that helps make cholesterol in the body. It is a type of HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor and a type of statin. Also called Zocor.
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<chemical> A derivative of lovastatin and potent competitive inhibitor of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme a reductase (hydroxymethylglutaryl CoA reductases), which is the rate-limiting enzyme in cholesterol biosynthesis. It may also interfere with steroid hormone production. Due to the induction of hepatic ldl receptors, it increases brea...
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(sim´vә-stat″in) an antihyperlipidemic agent that acts by inhibiting cholesterol synthesis, used in the treatment of hypercholesterolemia and other forms of dyslipidemia and to lower the risks associated with atherosclerosis and ischemic heart disease; administered orally.
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n] - an oral lipid-lowering medicine (trade name Zocor) administered to reduce blood cholesterol levels
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Zocor noun an oral lipid-lowering medicine (trade name Zocor) administered to reduce blood cholesterol levels; recommended after heart attacks
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