HYPERLIPIDEMIA Drugs
Simvastatin is a cholesterol-lowering drug. Your doctor may prescribe Simvastatin in addition to a cholesterol-lowering diet if your blood cholesterol level is too high, and if you have been unable to lower it by diet alone. In people with high cholesterol and heart disease, Simvastatin reduces the risk of heart attack, stroke and "mini-stroke" (transient ischemic attack) and can stave off the need for bypass surgery or angioplasty to clear clogged arteries.
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MEVACOR (generic name: Lovastatin)
Lovastatin is used to reduce the amounts of LDL (bad) cholesterol and total cholesterol in your blood. These actions are important in the prevention of heart disease and hardening of th
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