Definition of "simvastatin" []

• A statin, C 25H38O5, that blocks the body's synthesis of cholesterol and is administered especially to individuals at risk for heart disease. (noun)

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• "On Drugs 'Link To Muscle Injury WASHINGTON -- Federal regulators continue to receive reports of muscle injury in patients taking a combination of simvastatin, which is used in the controversial cholesterol drug Vytorin, and the heart-rhythm medication amiodarone."
• "One statin, a generic drug called simvastatin, is already available in low doses over the counter at pharmacies in Britain without a prescription, at a cost of only a few pence per pill."
• "Many patients defected from Lipitor to that generic, called simvastatin, to take advantage of the lower cost."