WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today announced changes to the prescribing information in the United States for the ...
London, UK - The UK has approved a 10-mg dose of simvastatin for over-the-counter sale. The product, to be known as Zocor Heart Pro, will be available through pharmacies in July for the reduction in ...
The FDA has approved a fixed-dose combination tablet consisting of sitagliptin and simvastatin, two drugs previously approved for type 2 diabetes and hypercholesterolemia. The new drug will be ...
Objective: Patient switching of prescription drug brands within a therapeutic class has become more prevalent with tiered drug plan formularies. Although switching from more expensive brand name drugs ...
WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, announced today that the Endocrinologic and Metabolic Drugs Advisory Committee of the U ...
Statins are effective at lowering cholesterol and protecting against a heart attack and stroke, although they may lead to side effects for some people. A study has ...
The aim of the study is to evaluate the effect of simvastatin in erectile dysfunction (ED) secondary to endothelial dysfunction. This study is a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, clinical ...
The highest approved dose of simvastatin -- 80 mg -- should be used only in those patients who have already been taking it for at least 12 months without signs of myopathy, the FDA announced Wednesday ...
The American Heart Association (AHA) has released a new scientific statement for managing clinically significant drug-drug interactions in patients who are prescribed statins and other agents used in ...