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The aim of this study was to determine whether simvastatin 20 and 40 mg/d have an effect on systolic and diastolic blood pressure (SBP and DBP, respectively) Most patients are prescribed simvastatin at dosages of 10, 20, or 40 mg/day. However, the use of simvastatin at 80 mg/day is restricted because of a high ... AUSTELL-SIMVASTATIN should be used with caution in patients who: ... AUSTELL-SIMVASTATIN 20 mg: A38/7.5/0478. AUSTELL-SIMVASTATIN 40 mg: A38/7.5 ... Aug 26, 2024 ... You may need to take simvastatin on a long-term basis for the treatment of high cholesterol. You may need to stop using this medicine for a ... Oct 30, 2018 ... Simvastatin is a statin cholesterol-lowering drug, which is used to control the content of cholesterol in the blood and to prevent ... ... use of the various statins between the groups (P = 0.81). For atorvastatin, the median dose was 30 mg (interquartile range 20–40 mg). Thus, the study dose ... Jul 31, 2010 ... [10,20] We used a drug delivery model devel- oped by Huang-Brown ... istered simvastatin (20 mg/day) on fracture healing of the distal ... Dec 11, 2014 ... Use of amlodipine 5 mg with simvastatin 5 mg ... mg plus amlodipine, compared with 20 reports with simvastatin 20 mg plus amlodopine. Atorvastatin increased geometric mean fibrinogen by 12–20% vs. a 0–6% fall with simvastatin (p≪0.001). Side effects were noted in 10–36% of patients, including ... Atorvastatin and simvastatin are two commonly prescribed statin drugs that treat high cholesterol. Your doctor may prescribe one of these medications if you ...