PharmiWeb.com (press release) Concomitant use of VOTRIENT and simvastatin increases the risk of ALT elevations and should be undertaken with caution. QT Prolongation and Torsades de Pointes: Prolonged QT intervals and arrhythmias, including torsades de pointes, have occurred. and more »
Toronto NewsFIX But the decision to make the cholesterol-lowering drug simvastatin available OTC in Britain doesn't really fit this description – for high cholesterol is a risk factor for heart disease. The Boston team suggests that the switches are motivated by three ... and more »
The Conversation More than 40% of Australians over 65 take cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins, which include atorvastatin (marketed as Lipitor), simvastatin (ma...
MedPage Today About 34% of statin users had been prescribed maximal doses: 80 mg/day of simvastatin, atorvastatin , and pravastatin, or 40 mg/day of rosuvastatin. Based...
