Simvastatin

...others. Q. I am one of those people who cannot tolerate statin drugs to lower cholesterol. I have taken lovastatin, pravastatin, simvastatin and Lipitor. They make my muscles ache so I cannot exercise. I am concerned about cholesterol,...

In this article: Cholesterol, Eczema, Anxiety, Quinine, Frank Broyles, Vinegar, Statin, Pravastatin, and Lovastatin

...2009, 12:27 PM Cholesterol pills Vytorin from Whitehouse Station-based Merck & Co. and Lipitor from Pfizer Inc. worked no better than simvastatin, a cheaper generic medicine, at keeping patients out of the hospital for heart attacks or...

In this article: Vytorin, Lipitor, Cholesterol, Niaspan, Abbott Laboratories, UnitedHealth Group Inc., Pfizer Inc., and Merck & Co.

...found the results were the same whether the patients took any of the three leading statin drugs: Lipitor (atorvastatin), Zocor (simvastatin) or Crestor (rosuvastatin). Patients on the dual niacin/statin therapy had an average 5.4 cubic...

In this article: Statin, Niacin, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Rosuvastatin, Atorvastatin, Cholesterol, B vitamin, and Coronary artery disease

...on heart disease and death "has yet to be determined." Last year, a study called Enhance showed Vytorin, made of ezetimibe (Zetia) and simvastatin (a statin), did no better job of treating clogged arteries than simvastatin alone. A second...

In this article: Ezetimibe, Niacin, Vytorin, Cholesterol, Abbott Laboratories, New England Journal of Medicine, and Statin

...absorption of cholesterol in the intestines. It is sold alone under the brand name Zetia or in combination with the cholesterol-lowring drug simvastatin under the brand name Vytorin. The comination of drugs has been shown to reduce cholesterol...

In this article: Vytorin, Cholesterol, Low-density lipoprotein, Zetia, Cardiovascular disease, Genetic disorder, Familial hypercholesterolemia, Los Angeles Times, and Los Angeles

...making my legs stiff A keen rambler is worried statins might stop him enjoying his hobby Dr Mark Porter Q. I have been taking 40mg of simvastatin for the past couple of years for high cholesterol levels. My cardiologist is content that it...

In this article: Statin, Myalgia, Rosuvastatin, Pravastatin, Atorvastatin, Coenzyme, Cholesterol, and Mark Porter

...although the numbers of these events are too small to draw firm conclusions. Vytorin is a pill that combines Zetia with a statin, simvastatin. Zetia "has been on the market for about seven years and we still haven't proven that it...

In this article: Ezetimibe, Niacin, Vytorin, Cholesterol, Merck & Co., Statin, Abbott Laboratories, and Schering-Plough Corp

...>10 X the upper limit of normal (ULN) was 0.2% for VYTORIN, 0.6% for placebo, 0.0% for ezetimibe, and 0.3% for all simvastatin doses. Simvastatin, like other statins, occasionally causes myopathy manifested as muscle pain, tenderness or...

In this article: Ezetimibe, Low-density lipoprotein, Myopathy, Merck, Cholesterol, Rhabdomyolysis, Atorvastatin, Statin, and Rosuvastatin

...disappointment for Zetia," says Blumenthal. Zetia and the combination pill Vytorin, which combines Zetia with the generic drug Zocor, together are Merck's second biggest product with $4 billion in annual sales. They were the driving...

In this article: Zetia, Merck, Niacin, Vytorin, Cholesterol, Abbott Laboratories, Schering-Plough, Statin, and Zocor

...more help beyond what statins can provide, he said. Last year, a large study found that the combo pill Vytorin was no more effective than Zocor alone, a statin now available as a generic for a fraction of Vytorin's cost. In August, Merck and...

In this article: Zetia, Merck & Co., Vytorin, Cholesterol, Statin, Niacin, Abbott Laboratories, and Schering-Plough Corp