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Simvastatin
Simvastatin is a HMG-CoA enzyme blocker which is a kind of cholesterol/lipid lowering agent (cardiovascular drug).
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A 49-year old asked:
How safe is simvastatin 40 mg?
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A 51-year old female asked:
Should you take simvastatin at night?
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A 35-year old asked:
Simvastatin, one every other day okay?
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A male asked about a 64-year old female:
What tablets react bad with simvastatin?
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A 42-year old asked:
Can the drug simvastatin work very quickly?
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A member asked:
is simvastatin andpravastatin the same medicine?
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A 18-year old female asked:
What foods should I avoid while taking Simvastatin?
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A 29-year old male asked:
What are the signs of progress for one taking simvastatin?
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A 52-year old male asked:
Is there interaction with SIMVASTATIN and lercanidipimide?
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A 50-year old female asked:
Does it matter if I take simvastatin At 5 pm or better at 9 pm?
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A 48-year old male asked:
Does it matter if I take simvastatin in the morning or at bedtime?
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A 31-year old asked:
Is it possible to stop taking Zocor (simvastatin) once you have started?
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A 18-year old female asked:
My doctor prescribed me Simvastatin 40mg, take 1 everyday but when is the best time to take it?
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A 57-year old asked:
Does candy and pop have triglycerideshow can I keep them down.I'm taking 40 milligram of zocor (simvastatin).?
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A 29-year old male asked:
if there are signs of significant progress for one taking simvastatin, can the doses be reduced? how does it goes?
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A 48-year old male asked:
What happens if 40mg simvastatin is taken every other day instead of daily? Does that mean it is working at the 20mg strength?
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A 65-year old female asked:
Any connection between simvastatin and ILD?
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A 35-year old asked:
Can zocor (simvastatin) cause a chronic cough?
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A 42-year old asked:
Does simvastatin have contraindication with inox?
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A 44-year old asked:
What are side effects of zocor (simvastatin) from?
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A 35-year old asked:
Any experience with side effects of zocor (simvastatin)?
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A 36-year old asked:
Is it possible for simvastatin to cause thrombocytopenia?
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A 34-year old asked:
Are there any long term side effects of taking simvastatin for several years?
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A 35-year old asked:
Do you know of side affects to in the long term use of simvastatin, or any of the statin drugs?
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A 44-year old male asked:
What is the effect of stopping simvastatin? i'm feeling like i'm having difficulty in breathing.
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A 41-year old asked:
I am 28 and I feel extremely tired, weak, and achy all the time. Could it be my Zocor (simvastatin)?
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A 45-year old female asked:
My last 2 cholesterol check up have been good with a score of 167 do I still need to be on simvastatin ?
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A 57-year old male asked:
I have been taking Simvastatin for 4to 6 years, my chlolestrol level over 300. And i take coq10 100 mgs is that good.
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A 41-year old male asked:
My cholesterol is elevated, is it advisable for me to take zocor (simvastatin)? How much milligram do I need to take? Thankyou and more power!
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A 37-year old asked:
I am currently taking 20 mg simvastatin for chloresterol. I have had a second Dr. tell me that was a very high level. Is this a unusualy large dose?
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