MedPage Today Compared with azithromycin, co-prescription of atorvastatin, simvastatin, or lovastatin with clarithromycin or erythromycin was associated with a 0.02% i...
Financial Times The drugs in the polypill, simvastatin to lower cholesterol and bendroflumethiazide, losartan and amlodipine for lowering blood pressure, have long had regulatory approval and been used individually by millions of patients for “secondary prevention” to ...
Monthly Prescribing Reference The risk of type 2 diabetes was increased with initiation of atorvastatin and simvastatin . "In summary, our results support a slightly increased risk of diabetes due to statin therapy in this general population in the United Kingdom," the authors write ... and more »
PharmaTimes The pill's four component medicines - the cholesterol buster simvastatin and blood pressure lowerers bendroflumethiazide, losartan and amlodipine - have each been licensed for individual use in the UK for many years, but the combination has not been ... and more »
London Community News The statins identified are atorvastatin, simvastatin and lovastatin. The antibiotics in question are called clarithromycin and erythromycin. The ...
WebMD Almost three-quarters of the statin users were taking atorvastatin (Lipitor). The other commonly used statins were simvastatin (Zocor) and lovastatin (Altoprev, Mevacor). Clarithromycin and erythromycin are often prescribed for respiratory illness such ... and more »
Online Athens My nurse practitioner suggested that I start taking Coenzyme Q10 because I also am on simvastatin to control cholesterol. She said it would be beneficial for my muscles and my heart. When I asked my cardiologist, though, he didn't have a clue what I ...
