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Vytorin Treatment Report
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What is Vytorin?
Vytorin is a brand name for a combination of two medicines used to treat high cholesterol. Ezetimibe works by reducing the amount of cholesterol that your body absorbs from your diet. Simvastatin is an HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor or "statin". Vytorin is a brand name owned by Merck.
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Reasons Taken
4 patients in the community are taking or have taken Vytorin.
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 3 | 75% |
| General health | 1 | 25% |
Duration
How long current patients have been taking Vytorin or how long patients were taking Vytorin before stopping.
Currently taking Vytorin
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Stopped taking Vytorin
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