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Simvastatin helps lower cholesterol production and reduce dyslipidemia-associated complications
[1] It has been FDA-approved to treat and prevent coronary heart disease, hypercholesterolemia, and adolescent patients with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia
It belongs to a group of drugs Lovastatin Generic name: lovastatin [ LOE-va-sta-tin ] Brand names: Altoprev, Mevacor, Altocor Dosage forms: oral tablet (10 mg; 20 mg; 40 mg), oral tablet, extended release (20 mg; 40 mg; 60 mg) Drug class: Statins Medically reviewed by Drugs
Simvastatin is used to lower blood levels of "bad" cholesterol (low-density lipoprotein, or LDL), to increase levels of "good" cholesterol (high-density lipoprotein, or HDL), and to lower triglycerides (a type of fat in the blood)
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It is also available in extended-release oral tablets with strengths of 20 mg, 40 mg, and 60 mg
Atorvastatin is usually $25-40 per month
RECOMMENDATIONS: Patients: Patients taking statins should notify their health care professionals if they become pregnant or suspect they are pregnant
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They include how much you need to lower your LDL by, and other medicines you are taking
The statin helps prevent Lovastatin: 20 mg: 40 to 80 mg: NA: Pitavastatin: NA: 1 to 4 mg: NA: Pravastatin: 10 to 20 mg: 40 to 80 mg: NA: Rosuvastatin: NA: 5 to 10 mg: 20 to 40 mg: Simvastatin: Statin Use for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Adults: A Systematic Review for the U
It belongs to a group of drugs Statins work in two ways to reduce your cholesterol numbers: Statins stop the production of cholesterol
Avoid high quantities of GFJ with atorvastatin
Originally named Mevinolin, lovastatin belongs to the statin class of medications, which are used to lower the risk of cardiovascular disease and manage abnormal lipid Simvastatin is a member of the class of hexahydronaphthalenes that is lovastatin in which the 2-methylbutyrate ester moiety has been replaced by a 2,2-dimethylbutyrate ester group
Dosis pemeliharaan 5-40 mg, 1 kali sehari
This medicine may also help prevent medical problems (eg, chest pain, heart attack, stroke) caused by fat clogging the blood vessels
Simvastatin is also known by its brand name, Zocor
The predominantly lipophilic statins (simvastatin, fluvastatin, pitavastatin, lovastatin and atorvastatin) can easily enter cells, whereas hydrophilic statins (rosuvastatin and pravastatin) present greater hepatoselectivity
Some research has found that using statins increases blood sugar because statin use can stop your body's insulin from doing its job properly
The objective of this multicenter, randomized, open-label, parallel-group, 8-week study was to evaluate the comparative dose efficacy of the 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase inhibitor atorvastatin 10, 20, 40, and 80 mg compared with simvastatin 10, 20, and 40 mg, pravastatin 10, 20, and 40 mg, lovastatin 20, 40, and 80 mg, and fluvastatin 20 and 40 mg
Lovastatin tablets USP are supplied as 10 mg, 20 mg and 40 mg tablets for oral administration
32% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 49% reported a negative Simvastatin (Zocor) Atorvastatin (Lipitor) Lovastatin (Mevacor) Fluvastatin (Lescol) Rosuvastatin (Crestor) Pravastatin (Pravachol) Pitavastatin (Livalo) Ezetimibe (Zetia) How to Split Cholesterol Pills
On the other hand, lovastatin, the first statin developed, produced a significant mean reduction in LDL cholesterol, had few adverse effects, and was easy for patients to take, requiring only once- or twice-daily dosing
However, the A 54-week clinical trial compared atorvastatin with fluvastatin, lovastatin, and simvastatin and found that atorvastatin was better at lowering LDL cholesterol than the other medications
How is this medicine (Lovastatin Tablets) best taken? Use this medicine (lovastatin tablets) as ordered by your doctor
We noticed that only one single study included the use of lovastatin in one group
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Lovastatin, pravastatin and simvastatin are derived from fungal metabolites and have elimination half-lives of 1-3 h
We have developed a one-step, whole-cell biocatalytic process for the synthesis of simvastatin from monacolin J
Simvastatin and other drugs from the statin class of medications including atorvastatin
Several other HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors, now widely known as statins
All patients age 21-75 with any form of CVD, or LDL-C ≥ 190, should be given high-intensity statin unless they have clinical features
This is an issue only for lovastatin (Mevacor) and simvastatin (Zocor, or Vytorin) and typically is only problematic at the Simvastatin (zocor) Lovastatin (mevacor) Pravastatin (pravachol) Rosuvastatin (crestor) updated 9/7/2011
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Simvastatin and lovastatin are prodrugs converted to an active form by hydrolysis
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Management: Avoid concurrent use of GFJ with lovastatin or simvastatin
Drugs can be classified as hydrophilic or lipophilic depending on their ability to dissolve in water or in lipid-containing media
It belongs to a group of drugs Rosuvastatin has an average rating of 5
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Muscle pain, increased blood sugar levels, constipation, nausea, diarrhea, stomach pain, cramps, elevation of liver enzymes
Medicines in the statin class include atorvastatin, fluvastatin, lovastatin, pitavastatin, pravastatin, rosuvastatin, and simvastatin
Lovastatin tablets USP are supplied as 10 mg, 20 mg and 40 mg tablets for oral administration
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It may also be used to prevent certain types of heart and blood vessel problems in Lovastatin and simvastatin are lactones, thus closed ring prodrugs, which are transformed into their active open forms in the body; other statins are administered orally as active, opened rings, forming hydroxyl acids (Corsini et al