Simvastatin: effectiveness, side effects, alternatives
Summary:
Simvastatin: simvastatin
We study 238,096 Simvastatin users. The information eHealthMe analyzes includes:
- Effectiveness of Simvastatin- 113 alternative drugs to Simvastatin
- 10,045 Simvastatin side effects and drug interactions
Phase IV trials are used to detect adverse drug outcomes and monitor drug effectiveness in the real world. With medical big data and AI algorithms, eHealthMe is running millions of phase IV trials and makes the results available to the public. Our original studies have been referenced on 600+ medical publications including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature.
Number of reports submitted per year:
How effective is Simvastatin?
- High blood cholesterol - reported by 3,359 people
- High blood pressure - reported by 84 people
- Blood cholesterol decreased - reported by 54 people
- Cholesterosis - reported by 52 people
- Hyperlipidaemia - reported by 43 people
- Diabetes - reported by 21 people
- Coronary heart disease - reported by 21 people
- Blood pressure abnormal - reported by 20 people
- Blood pressure management - reported by 20 people
- Heart disease - reported by 15 people
- Type 2 diabetes - reported by 15 people
- Heart attack - reported by 15 people
- High density lipoprotein - reported by 15 people
- High density lipoprotein abnormal - reported by 15 people
- Lipids increased - reported by 11 people
- Stroke - reported by 11 people
- Colestid - reported by 11 people
- Atheroembolic renal disease - reported by 10 people
- Atherosclerosis - reported by 9 people
- Familial hypercholesterolemia - reported by 8 people
- Heart disease congenital - reported by 8 people
- Cholestasis - reported by 7 people
- Atrial fibrillation/flutter - reported by 6 people
- Chloroma - reported by 6 people
- Weight loss - reported by 6 people
- Triglyceride level - reported by 6 people
- Angioplasty - reported by 5 people
- Familial hypercholesterolaemia - reported by 5 people
- High density lipoprotein increased - reported by 5 people
- Heart bypass surgery - reported by 5 people
- Transient ischemic attack - reported by 4 people
- Familial combined hyperlipidemia - reported by 4 people
- Hdl - reported by 4 people
- Heart failure - reported by 4 people
- Total cholesterol/hdl ratio abnormal - reported by 4 people
- Hypocholesterolaemia - reported by 3 people
- Birth control - reported by 3 people
- Hyperglycemia - reported by 3 people
- Simvastatin - reported by 3 people
- Colostomy - reported by 3 people
Alternative drugs to the conditions Simvastatin treats:
- High blood cholesterol
- High blood pressure
- Blood cholesterol decreased
- Cholesterosis
- Hyperlipidaemia
- Diabetes
- Coronary heart disease
- Blood pressure abnormal
- Blood pressure management
- Heart disease
- Type 2 diabetes
- Heart attack
- High density lipoprotein
- High density lipoprotein abnormal
- Lipids increased
- Stroke
- Colestid
- Atheroembolic renal disease
- Atherosclerosis
- Familial hypercholesterolemia
- Heart disease congenital
- Cholestasis
- Atrial fibrillation/flutter
- Chloroma
- Weight loss
- Triglyceride level
- Angioplasty
- Familial hypercholesterolaemia
- High density lipoprotein increased
- Heart bypass surgery
- Transient ischemic attack
- Familial combined hyperlipidemia
- Hdl
- Heart failure
- Total cholesterol/hdl ratio abnormal
- Hypocholesterolaemia
- Birth control
- Hyperglycemia
- Simvastatin
- Colostomy
Compare Simvastatin with similar drugs, by side effects and effectiveness:
- Simvastatin vs. Advicor
- Simvastatin vs. Altace
- Simvastatin vs. Amlodipine
- Simvastatin vs. Amlodipine besylate
- Simvastatin vs. Amlodipine besylate and atorvastatin calcium
- Simvastatin vs. Antara
- Simvastatin vs. Aspirin
- Simvastatin vs. Atenolol
- Simvastatin vs. Atorvastatin calcium
- Simvastatin vs. Avastin
- Simvastatin vs. Baby aspirin
- Simvastatin vs. Benazepril hydrochloride
- Simvastatin vs. Benicar
- Simvastatin vs. Benicar hct
- Simvastatin vs. Bystolic
- Simvastatin vs. Caduet
- Simvastatin vs. Carvedilol
- Simvastatin vs. Cholestyramine
- Simvastatin vs. Cholestyramine light
- Simvastatin vs. Cinnamon
- Simvastatin vs. Clopidogrel
- Simvastatin vs. Coenzyme q10
- Simvastatin vs. Coenzyme q - 10
- Simvastatin vs. Colestid
- Simvastatin vs. Colestipol hydrochloride
- Simvastatin vs. Coq10
- Simvastatin vs. Coreg
- Simvastatin vs. Cozaar
- Simvastatin vs. Crestor
- Simvastatin vs. Diovan
- Simvastatin vs. Diovan hct
- Simvastatin vs. Enalapril maleate
- Simvastatin vs. Ezetimibe
- Simvastatin vs. Ezetimibe; simvastatin
- Simvastatin vs. Fenofibrate
- Simvastatin vs. Fenofibric acid
- Simvastatin vs. Fenoglide
- Simvastatin vs. Fish oil
- Simvastatin vs. Fish oil fatty acid
- Simvastatin vs. Flaxseed oil
- Simvastatin vs. Fluvastatin
- Simvastatin vs. Fluvastatin sodium
- Simvastatin vs. Folic acid
- Simvastatin vs. Garlic
- Simvastatin vs. Gemfibrozil
- Simvastatin vs. Hydrochlorothiazide
- Simvastatin vs. Hyzaar
- Simvastatin vs. Irbesartan
- Simvastatin vs. Krill oil
- Simvastatin vs. Lescol
- Simvastatin vs. Lescol xl
- Simvastatin vs. Levothyroxine sodium
- Simvastatin vs. Lipidil
- Simvastatin vs. Lipitor
- Simvastatin vs. Lipofen
- Simvastatin vs. Lisinopril
- Simvastatin vs. Lisinopril and hydrochlorothiazide
- Simvastatin vs. Livalo
- Simvastatin vs. Lopid
- Simvastatin vs. Losartan
- Simvastatin vs. Losartan potassium
- Simvastatin vs. Lotensin
- Simvastatin vs. Lovastatin
- Simvastatin vs. Lovaza
- Simvastatin vs. Marine fish oil
- Simvastatin vs. Metformin
- Simvastatin vs. Metformin hydrochloride
- Simvastatin vs. Metoprolol succinate
- Simvastatin vs. Metoprolol tartrate
- Simvastatin vs. Mevacor
- Simvastatin vs. Niacin
- Simvastatin vs. Niacin and niacinamide
- Simvastatin vs. Niaspan
- Simvastatin vs. Niaspan titration starter pack
- Simvastatin vs. Nicotinic acid
- Simvastatin vs. Norvasc
- Simvastatin vs. Omacor
- Simvastatin vs. Omega 3
- Simvastatin vs. Omega-3
- Simvastatin vs. Omega-3 fatty acid
- Simvastatin vs. Omega-3 fatty acids
- Simvastatin vs. Omega-3 oil
- Simvastatin vs. Omega 6
- Simvastatin vs. Omeprazole
- Simvastatin vs. Plant sterols
- Simvastatin vs. Plavix
- Simvastatin vs. Policosanol
- Simvastatin vs. Pravachol
- Simvastatin vs. Pravastatin sodium
- Simvastatin vs. Prevacid
- Simvastatin vs. Propranolol hydrochloride
- Simvastatin vs. Questran
- Simvastatin vs. Ramipril
- Simvastatin vs. Repatha
- Simvastatin vs. Rosuvastatin calcium
- Simvastatin vs. Rosuvastatin zinc
- Simvastatin vs. Simcor
- Simvastatin vs. Slo-niacin
- Simvastatin vs. Toprol-xl
- Simvastatin vs. Triamterene and hydrochlorothiazide
- Simvastatin vs. Tricor
- Simvastatin vs. Triglide
- Simvastatin vs. Trilipix
- Simvastatin vs. Ubiquinol
- Simvastatin vs. Valsartan
- Simvastatin vs. Vascepa
- Simvastatin vs. Verapamil hydrochloride
- Simvastatin vs. Vitamin d
- Simvastatin vs. Vitamin e
- Simvastatin vs. Vytorin
- Simvastatin vs. Welchol
- Simvastatin vs. Zestril
- Simvastatin vs. Zetia
Common Simvastatin side effects:
- Fatigue (14,139 reports)
- Weakness (12,078 reports)
- Breathing difficulty (11,987 reports)
- Diarrhea (11,131 reports)
- Dizziness (11,127 reports)
Simvastatin side effects by duration, gender and age:
- Simvastatin side effects (230,727 reports)
Browse all side effects of Simvastatin:
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y zCommon Simvastatin interactions:
- Simvastatin and Aspirin (50,884 reports)
- Simvastatin and Metformin (36,631 reports)
- Simvastatin and Lisinopril (33,338 reports)
- Simvastatin and Omeprazole (31,792 reports)
- Simvastatin and Furosemide (24,479 reports)
- Simvastatin and Amlodipine (23,385 reports)
- Simvastatin and Ramipril (16,934 reports)
- Simvastatin and Gabapentin (16,102 reports)
- Simvastatin and Atenolol (14,980 reports)
- Simvastatin and Allopurinol (14,820 reports)
Browse all interactions between Simvastatin and drugs from A to Z:
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y zDo you take Simvastatin?
- You can start a phase IV clinical trial to monitor Simvastatin safety and effectiveness.Who is eHealthMe?
With medical big data and proven AI 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 600+ 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).
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