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As a result of an increased risk of muscle injury, myopathy and rhabdomyolysis from Zocor side effects, the FDA is calling for severe limits on the use of the. Keith Brofsky/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has recommended limiting high doses of a widely prescribed cholesterol-lowering drug called simvastatin — commonly known as [...]

Zocor news and aricles, know what people are talking and concerned about Zocor. Common wisdom has been that such patients should take a statin drug like Lipitor or Zocor to lower bad cholesterol and, in many cases, the vitamin niacin to raise their good cholesterol. But in the trial, niacin provided no benefit over simple [...]

But patients on the highest dose of the drug simvastatin, most commonly known as Zocor, seem to be at an elevated risk—so doctors should stop prescribing that dose for most people, the Food and Drug Administration has advised. That dose, 80 milligrams Zocor news and aricles, know what people are talking and concerned about Zocor. [...]