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Taking Vytorin
16 Patients currently take Vytorin
0 Patients stopped taking Vytorin
Cyprian1 Sex: F Flare-up: Moderate Sensation: Moderate Overall: Moderate Cognition: moderate Vision: moderate Speech: moderate Swallowing: moderate Upper limb: moderate Walking: moderate See profile Cyprian1 10mg daily since Jun 07, 2003

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. Read more...

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Reasons Taken

16 patients in the community are taking or have taken Vytorin.

Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Other	8	50%
General health	7	43%
Heart attack	1	6%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Vytorin.

0 mg Daily	10 mg Daily	20 mg Daily	40 mg Daily
2	9	2	3

Duration

How long current patients have been taking Vytorin or how long patients were taking Vytorin before stopping.

Currently taking Vytorin

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
0	0	0	2	2	4

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