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Zocor (simvastatin) is a statin that lowers lipids and cholesterol levels. Zocor is available as a generic named simvastatin. Zocor is used in conjunction with lifestyle changes such as a low-fat, low cholesterol diet, and exercise to reduce the chances of cardiovascular disease and ischemic strokes in patients with elevated lipids and cholesterol. Zocor is also used to treat heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HeFH) in adolescents (males and females that are one-year post menarche, 10 to 17 yrs old). Common side effects mainly gastrointestinal such as heartburn, gas, bloating, mild stomach pain, nausea, and constipation or diarrhea.
Zocor tablets are supplied as 5, 10, 20, 40 or 80 mg tablets. Doses range from 5-80 mg per day depending on the patient's response to the drug as measured by repeated blood tests. Zocor should be carefully used with other medications; information regarding maximum Zocor doses with certain drugs should be consulted by the prescribing doctor. Patients should stop using Zocor and contact their prescribing doctor at once if they have any of these serious side effects of allergic reactions (shortness of breath, rash, swelling), atrial fibrillation, muscle pain, tenderness, or weakness with fever or flu symptoms, and dark colored urine. Muscle damage and destruction (myopathy) can occur; liver and kidney problems may also occur. Zocor should not be used in pregnant women and has not been studied in lactating women; its use in the pediatric population is limited to those patients described above.
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Zocor Prescribing Information: Indications & Dosage
Therapy with lipid-altering agents should be only one component of multiple risk factor intervention in individuals at significantly increased risk for atherosclerotic vascular disease due to hypercholesterolemia. Drug therapy is indicated as an adjunct to diet when the response to a diet restricted in saturated fat and cholesterol and other nonpharmacologic measures alone has been inadequate. In patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) or at high risk of CHD, ZOCOR1 can be started simultaneously with diet.
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Zocor Patient Information: Side Effects
Get emergency medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficulty breathing; swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat.
Stop using simvastatin and call your doctor at once if you have any of these serious side effects:
- muscle pain, tenderness, or weakness with fever or flu symptoms and dark colored urine.
Less serious side effects may include:
- mild stomach pain, gas, bloating, stomach upset, heartburn;
- nausea;
- constipation; or
- diarrhea.
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Zocor Consumer Information: Uses
Simvastatin is used along with a proper diet to help lower "bad" cholesterol and fats (such as LDL, triglycerides) and raise "good" cholesterol (HDL) in the blood. It belongs to a group of drugs known as "statins." It works by reducing the amount of cholesterol made by the liver. Lowering "bad" cholesterol and triglycerides and raising "good" cholesterol decreases the risk of heart disease and helps prevent strokes and heart attacks.
In addition to eating a proper diet (such as a low-cholesterol/low-fat diet), other lifestyle changes that may help this medication work better include exercis...
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