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What does simvastatin mean?

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Noun
  1. A hypolipidemic drug used to control hypercholesterolemia and to prevent cardiovascular disease.
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Thirdly, simvastatin inhibits endothelial cell apoptosis and preserves ischaemic vasculature, perhaps maintaining a competent vascular supply to the macula.
The US has ordered an investigation into Inegy, which combines the widely used statin drug simvastatin with a new medication called ezetimibe.
The pill combines a widely-used statin called simvastatin, which blocks cholesterol in the liver, with another drug, ezetimibe.
For example, it was claimed that the study presented uniquely reliable evidence that simvastatin is not carcinogenic.
Administering both cornelian cherry and simvastatin significantly prevented the formation of atheromatosis in the thoracic aorta.
Her medications included furosemide, telmisartan, metoprolol, simvastatin, and Plavix.

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