Simcor is simvastatin and niacin; Vytorin is simvastatin and ezetimibe.
- TRADE NAMES: Denan; Inegy (MSD); Lipex; Liponorm; Lodales; Simcor (AbbVie); Simovil; Sivastin; Vytorin (MSD); Zocor (Merck); Zocord
- INDICATIONS: Hypercholesterolemia
- CLASS: HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor / statin
- HALF-LIFE: 1.9 hours
- CLINICALLY IMPORTANT, POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS INTERACTIONS WITH:
Alitretinoin, Amiodarone, Amlodipine, Amprenavir, Atazanavir, Azithromycin, Bempedoic acid, Boceprevir, Bosentan, Carbamazepine, Ciprofibrate, Clarithromycin, Clopidogrel, Colchicine, Conivaptan, Coumarins, Cyclosporine, Danazol, Darunavir, Dasatinib, Delavirdine, Diltiazem, Dronedarone, Efavirenz, Elbasvir & Grazoprevir, Erythromycin, Fosamprenavir, Fusidic Acid, Gemfibrozil, Glecaprevir & Pibrentasvir, Grapefruit Juice, HIV protease inhibitors, Imatinib, Imidazoles, Indinavir, Itraconazole, Ketoconazole, Letermovir, Lomitapide, Lonafarnib, Lopinavir, Miconazole, Mifepristone, Nefazodone, Nelfinavir, Ombitasvir/Paritaprevir/Ritonavir, Ombitasvir/Paritaprevir/Ritonavir and Dasabuvir, Paclitaxel, Pazopanib, Posaconazole, Rabeprazole, Ranolazine, Red Rice Yeast, Rifampin, Ritonavir, Roxithromycin, Saquinavir, Selenium, St John's Wort, Tacrolimus, Telaprevir, Telithromycin, Ticagrelor, Tipranavir, Triazoles, Verapamil, Viloxazine, Voriconazole, Warfarin
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