Researchers writing in the journal NeuroToxicology (March 2026) report that rosuvastatin affects the function of brain cells ...

Statins remain the cornerstone of heart disease prevention. Over 50 million Americans take a drug such as atorvastatin, ...

The Food and Drug Administration is recommending that the use of drugs that contain 80 mg of simvastatin – the highest approved dose of the popular cholesterol – lowering statin – be sharply curtailed ...

Are you taking Simvastatin? Are you aware of the dangers of combining Simvastatin with certain foods, herbs, or alcohol? Drug-food-interactions are seldom discussed but can lead to undesirable side ...

March 19, 2010 — Simvastatin (Zocor, Merck/Schering-Plough Pharmaceuticals), used at the highest approved dose of 80 mg, is associated with an increased risk for myopathy, including rhabdomyolysis, ...

Yesterday the Food and Drug Administration told doctors to stop prescribing the top 80-milligram dose of simvastatin, also known by the brand name Zocor, to new patients because of a heightened risk ...

Retrospective studies have shown that statins decrease the rate and severity of exacerbations, the rate of hospitalization, and mortality in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). We ...

Simvastatin is prescribed for high cholesterol. It’s a generic medication, available as the brand-name drug Zocor. It comes as an oral tablet and an oral solution. The cost of simvastatin can vary, ...

Liver transplant recipients who received livers from donors treated with simvastatin (FloLipid) had a higher rate of graft survival at 3 months and 6 months, a researcher said. In a randomized phase ...