Simvastatin Treatment Report
Most Popular Brands: Zocor
What is Simvastatin?
Simvastatin is a cholesterol-lowering drug belonging to a class of drugs called "statins". In patients with one or more risk factors for heart disease, Simvastatin can be helpful in preventing cardiovascular disease. Simvastatin was developed by Merck and is now available as a generic drug.
Reasons taken & Efficacy
| Reasons taken | # of patients | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell | # of patients evaluated by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 9 |
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2 | |||
| Cholesterol high | 6 |
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1 | ||||
| General health | 5 |
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1 | ||||
| Hyperlipidemia (high lipids) | 1 | 0 | |||||
| for cholesterol | 1 | 0 |
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Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Doctor's advice
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1 | 25% |
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Side effects too severe
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1 | 25% |
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Other
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1 | 25% |
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Course of treatment ended
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1 | 25% |
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Not indicated
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1 | 25% |
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Patient Evaluations
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- papaw perry
- Sex: M
- Mouth/throat: moderate
- Arms: mild
- Chest: mild
- Legs: moderate
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- papaw perry
- 5 mg daily
- since Aug 18, 2009
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Efficacy
Moderate
for Cholesterol high
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Side Effects
None
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- dundee
- Sex: M
- Mouth/throat: moderate
- Arms: moderate
- Chest: moderate
- Legs: moderate
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- dundee
- 40 mg daily
- since Dec 22, 2008
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Efficacy
Slight
for General health
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Side Effects
None
- See full evaluation
See all 4 patient evaluations
Report created on November 23, 2009.