MedPage Today Phase Z of the randomized, double-blind A-to-Z trial included 4,497 patients with ACS who received a less intensive regimen (placebo for 4 months, then simvastatin 20 mg per day) or an early initiation of intensive statin therapy ( simvastatin 40 mg for ... and more »
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Healio The latter compared patients assigned simvastatin (Zocor, Merck) 40 mg daily for 1 month followed by simvastatin 80 mg daily vs. placebo for 4 months followed by simvastatin 20 mg daily. In both trials, serum creatinine was assessed at baseline and ...
MarketWatch In the ANCHOR trial, Vascepa showed robust reductions in TGs and a broad range of other lipid parameters on top of optimized statin therapy, including atorvastatin, simvastatin , and rosuvastatin. Based on these encouraging efficacy results from ANCHOR, ...
TheHeart.Org One recent study, in particular—a large administrative database of more than two million newly prescribed statin takers in Canada, the US, and the UK—found that >10-mg rosuvastatin (Crestor, AstraZeneca), >20-mg atorvastatin, or >40-mg simvastatin ... and more »
The Seattle Times Q: 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 ...
Examiner.com The antibiotics involved in the research data were erythromycin, clarithromycin and azithromycin . In those individuals who took both a statin medication and either erythromycin or calrithromycin at the same time, there was an increased risk for statin ...
