How effective is Simcor for High Cholesterol (High blood cholesterol)? (a real world drug study)
Summary:
Overall ratings: 3.3/5 Long term ratings: 3.6/5
This is a phase IV clinical study of how effective Simcor (niacin; simvastatin) is for High cholesterol and for what kind of people. The study is created by eHealthMe from 58 Simcor users and is updated continuously.
What is Simcor?
Simcor has active ingredients of niacin; simvastatin. It is often used in high blood cholesterol. eHealthMe is studying from 11,604 Simcor users. Check the latest studies of Simcor.
What is High cholesterol?
High cholesterol is found to be associated with 3,077 drugs and 3,630 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of High cholesterol.
eHealthMe: drug outcomes in the real world
eHealthMe runs one of the largest post-marketing drug safety studies in the world. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Our data-driven phase IV clinical trials have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Tools to study our phase IV findings are available to the public, anonymous and free >>>.
58 people are studied for taking Simcor in High cholesterol
Overall effectiveness (number of people):
Long term (1+ years) effectiveness (number of people):
Simcor effectiveness for High cholesterol (number of people):
Overall:
- not at all: 0
- somewhat: 13
- moderate: 22
- high: 17
- very high: 6
Long Term:
- not at all: 0
- somewhat: 4
- moderate: 9
- high: 9
- very high: 5
Gender of people who take Simcor for High cholesterol *:
- female: 34.48 %
- male: 65.52 %
Age of people who take Simcor for High cholesterol *:
- 0-1: 0.0 %
- 2-9: 0.0 %
- 10-19: 0.0 %
- 20-29: 0.0 %
- 30-39: 12.07 %
- 40-49: 27.59 %
- 50-59: 20.69 %
- 60+: 39.66 %
Who find Simcor more effective for High Cholesterol?
Gender of people who take Simcor for High cholesterol *:
- female: 34.78 %
- male: 65.22 %
Age of people who take Simcor for High cholesterol *:
- 0-1: 0.0 %
- 2-9: 0.0 %
- 10-19: 0.0 %
- 20-29: 0.0 %
- 30-39: 8.7 %
- 40-49: 17.39 %
- 50-59: 17.39 %
- 60+: 56.52 %
* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
Do you take Simcor?
- You can start a phase IV clinical trial to monitor Simcor safety and effectiveness.How to use the study?
DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting your doctor. If there are any serious or long term adverse effects discovered in the study, discuss the study with your doctor to ensure that proper medication management will be in place if applicable.
Related studies
Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of:
- Simcor (11,604 reports)
Treatments, associated drugs and conditions:
- High cholesterol (478,585 reports)
How the study uses the data?
The study is based on niacin; simvastatin (the active ingredients of Simcor) and Simcor (the brand name). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are not considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study neither.
Who is eHealthMe?
With medical big data and proven AI/ML algorithms, eHealthMe provides a platform for everyone to run phase IV clinical trials. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Results of our real-world drug study have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications, including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Our analysis results are available to researchers, health care professionals, patients (testimonials), and software developers (open API).
WARNING, DISCLAIMER, USE FOR PUBLICATION
WARNING: Please DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting a physician since doing so could be hazardous to your health.
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