Simvastatin Tablet: Uses, Dosage, Side Effects, Precautions and Alternates

Name: Simvastatin Tablet: Uses, Dosage, Side Effects, Precautions and Alternates
Duration: 4 min 23 s
Description: Simvastatin is a cholesterol-lowering medicine that belongs to a group of medicines called statins. It is used to lower total cholesterol, bad cholesterol (LDL), and fatty substances called triglycerides in the blood, while raising good cholesterol (HDL).

Simvastatin Tablet

Generic name	Simvastatin
Drug class	Statin (HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor)
Forms	Tablets (10 mg, 20 mg, and 40 mg)

Simvastatin is a cholesterol-lowering medicine that belongs to a group of medicines called statins. It is used to lower total cholesterol, bad cholesterol (LDL), and fatty substances called triglycerides in the blood, while raising good cholesterol (HDL).

General information

Follow the prescriber and the leaflet that comes with this medicine.