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Simvastatin Uses - Articles
Simvastatin + Amiodarone = Bad Combination
by
Alan T.
Posted
Fri 03 Oct 2008 11:31am
New warning from USFDA on 080808 : When simvastatin is used with amiodarone, the patient will be exposed to higher risk of getting rhabdomyolysis.
Amiodarone is used to control a heart rhythm problem and simvastatin is used to lower cholesterol.
Cordarone (amiodarone) tab 200mg
RhabdomyolysisThe breakdown of muscle fibers resulting
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Vytorin: No good reason to use, yet 80,000 prescriptions a week
by
Dr. Matthew M.
Posted
Sat 23 Aug 2008 3:06pm
is the second compononent of Vytorin, which combines Zetia with a statin (simvastatin). The Medical Letter describes both the ENHANCE trial and the SEAS study, both studies which showed... Letter have drawn the same conclusions I have.
"A large clinical-endpoint trial in patients with hypercholesterolemia comparing the simvastatin-ezetimibe combination
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