- Simvastatin, sold
under the
brand name
Zocor among others, is a statin, a type of lipid-lowering medication. It is used
along with exercise, diet, and...
- Italia. Germany:
Merck Sharp &
Dohme launching Zocor MSD to take on
generic brands and
protect Zocor in Europe.
Deutsche Telekom,
Vodafone Germany and...
- to sell
simvastatin (
Zocor) in the US as a
generic drug at 80 mg strength.
Ranbaxy competed with the
maker of brand-name
Zocor,
Merck & Co.; IVAX Corporation...
- were announced.
Researchers tested simvastatin,
later sold by
Merck as
Zocor, on 4,444
patients with high
cholesterol and
heart disease.
After five years...
- to sell an
authorised generic version of the po****r drug
simvastatin (
Zocor) in the USA.
Since Dr. Reddy's has a
licence from Merck, it was not subject...
- Communication: New restrictions, contraindications, and dose
limitations for
Zocor (simvastatin) to
reduce the risk of
muscle injury". Drug
Safety and Availability...
-
recommending that
physicians restrict prescribing high-dose
Simvastatin (
Zocor, Merck) to patients,
given an
increased risk of
muscle damage. The FDA drug...
-
substrates —
drugs that are
broken down by CYP3A — such as
simvastatin (
Zocor),
lovastatin (Mevacor), or
atorvastatin (Lipitor) — are
taken concomitantly...
- (pravastatin), the
second available in the
United States, and the
release of
Zocor (simvastatin) made
Mevacor no
longer the only
statin on the market. In 1998...
-
simvastatin (
Zocor) in the U.S. as a
generic drug in all
strengths except 80 mg. Teva presently[when?]
competes with the
maker of brand-name
Zocor,
Merck &...
