Recent news on Simvastatin

Insurers Promote Use Of Generic Anticholesterol Drugs  -  25 May 2007
Medical News Today (press release),For example, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield of New York has begun to provide members with a one-month supply of simvastatin, the generic version of Zocor,

Lipitor: Loser  -  25 May 2007
CNBC,...generic version of Zocor) Surpass It?" He goes on to write, "Simvastatin Still on Course to Catch Lipitor" (the bold type is his emphasis). "... (Merck's)

Obecure tests cardiovascular drug with simvastatin  -  May 17, 2007
Pharmaceutical Business ReviewWe believe that OBE101's anti-fat craving effect may provide the same benefit and assist patients taking Simvastatin, and further lower their plasma lipids

Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Receives US FDA Approval for ...  -  May 16, 2007
PipelineReview.com (press release),Lupin's Simvastatin Tablets are the AB-rated generic equivalent of Merck's Zocor(R) tablets. Simvastatin is indicated for the treatment of high cholesterol.

Lupin gets US nod for Simvastatin tablets  -  May 15, 2007
Zee News,New Delhi, May 15: Pharma company Lupin ltd said it has received final approval from the USFDA for its anti-cholesterol Simvastatin tablets in different

Lupin receives US FDA Approval  -  May 14, 2007
Myiris.com,Lupin has received the final approval from the US FDA for it`s Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) for Simvastatin Tablets 10mg, 20mg, 40mg and 80mg.

Weill Cornell Medical College Students Help Place Lifesaving Heart ...  -  May 23, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),Simvastatin was selected based on its worldwide availability, cost-effectiveness and the interest of generic firms in producing it.

Market Report -- In Play (MRK)  -  May 15, 2007
MSN MoneyMerck: Lupin receives US FDA approval for Simvastatin Tablets Lupin Pharmaceuticals announces today that it has received final approval from the US FDA for

Zentiva: 13% sales growth in Poland in Q1  -  May 24, 2007
Polish Market,...the anti-ulcer drug Helicid (omeprazole), the antibiotic Azitrox (azithromycin), and the lipid lowering drug Simvacard (simvastatin).

Statin may boost memory  -  May 4, 2007
Health24.com,The cholesterol-lowering statin drug simvastatin (brand name Zocor) boosted memory in mice genetically bred to have an Alzheimer's-like disease,

Cholesterol-Lowering Drug Aids Memory in Alzheimer's-Like Mice  -  Apr 30, 2007
Washington Post,MONDAY, April 30 (HealthDay News) -- The cholesterol-lowering statin drug simvastatin (brand name Zocor) boosted memory in mice genetically bred to have an

Statin Treatment Improves Spatial Memory In Mouse Models Of ...  -  Apr 30, 2007
Science Daily (press release)Science Daily — Treatment with Simvastatin, one of the statin drugs widely used for lowering cholesterol in humans, significantly improved spatial memory

Statins Improve Memory  -  Apr 30, 2007
Ivanhoe,New research from the American University of Antigua and Florida A&M University reveals the statin drug simvastatin (Zocor) significantly improved spatial

DDW: Contrary to Common Wisdom, Statins May Offer Liver Benefit  -  May 20, 2007
MedPage Today,Twenty-five patients were using simvastatin, two were taking lovastatin and two used atrovastatin (Lipitor). One patient used fluvastatin.

International market boosts Dr Reddy's revenue  -  May 23, 2007
In-PharmaTechnologist.com,Meanwhile, Dr Reddy's already makes generics of Bayer's Cipro (ciprofloxacin) and Merck's Zocar (simvastatin) and is likely to go after Pfizer's Norvasc

Dr Reddy's to set up two SEZs  -  May 20, 2007
Business Standard,The outstanding performance of Dr Reddy's Laboratories in 2006-07 (Apr-Mar) was a result of three products--simvastatin, finasteride, and ondansetron

Dr. Reddy’s FY07 Revenue at Rs. 65095 Million (US$ 1.5 Billion ...  -  May 18, 2007
Business Wire (press release),Combined revenues of simvastatin and finasteride (AG products) were at Rs. 15.8 billion. Fexofenadine, launched in April, contributed Rs. 2.4 billion and

Tech slump hangs heavy  -  May 16, 2007
Business Standard,Lupin gained 1 per cent at Rs 716 on approval in the US for its abbreviated new drug application for Simvastatin tablets used for treatment of high

Docs debate cholesterol lowering for women in BMJ  -  May 15, 2007
TheHeart.Org,For example, the US FDA adverse-event reporting system shows that between November 1997 and May 2004, simvastatin was reported as a direct cause of 49 350

Aggressive Statin Treatment May Cause Plaque Regression, Meta ...  -  May 15, 2007
DG NewsEffect of simvastatin on coronary lesion site remodeling: a serial intravascular ultrasound study. Cardiology. 2006;106(4):256-63. Epub 2006 May 18.

Market turns choppy; ICICI Bank, Bajaj Auto up  -  May 14, 2007
Economic Times,...from the US Food and Drug Administration for its abbreviated new drug application for Simvastatin tablets used for treatment of high cholesterol.

Drug firms pin hopes on US elixir  -  May 14, 2007
Calcutta Telegraph,Last year, Ranbaxy won a 180-day exclusivity for its Simvastatin 80 mg (indicated in the treatment of patients with coronary heart disease) which helped it

International Approvals: Focetria, Zetia, Gleevec  -  May 14, 2007
Medscape (subscription)...with atorvastatin or simvastatin for the treatment of homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia; and as monotherapy for homozygous sitosterolemia.

Court prevents DRL from selling generic version of anti-ulcer drug  -  May 12, 2007
Economic Times,However, Merck, for instance, had withdrawn patents for its cholesterol-lowering drug Zocor (simvastatin), which has been challenged by Ranbaxy and Ivax

Consumer Outreach Boosts Generic Cholesterol-Fighting Drugs  -  26 Apr 2007
PharmaLive.com (press release),The formulary positioned patients to make the transition to simvastatin upon its availability later in the year because virtually all Zocor(R) prescriptions

Pravastatin nod partially clears NJ cloud over Ranbaxy  -  26 Apr 2007
Daily News & Analysis,The gains for Ranbaxy from this, however, may not be much because its other dosage forms cannibalise and competing drug simvastatin also provides an

Lipitor Significantly Lowered Hospitalization Costs For Patients ...  -  Apr 24, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),Hospitalization costs during the five-year trial were 21 percent lower for Lipitor 80 mg ($6427 per patient) than for simvastatin 20 mg - 40 mg ($8179 per

Abbott Submits New Drug Application for Combination Niaspan(R ...  -  Apr 20, 2007
PR Newswire (press release),First Niaspan and Simvastatin Fixed-Dose Combination Therapy Seeks to Help Patients Broadly Address Cholesterol Management ABBOTT PARK, Ill.,

Abbott Labs Submits US NDA for Simcor  -  Apr 24, 2007
Therapeutics Daily (subscription) (press release),Niaspan is used to raise high-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels, and simvastatin is effective in reducing low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels.

Abbott files combination cholesterol drug Simcor with FDA  -  Apr 23, 2007
Pharma Times (subscription),Simvastatin, in combination with Zetia (ezetimibe), is already sold by Merck and partner Schering-Plough as the blockbuster Vytorin, though the former firm

Dyslipidemia: single-pill combinations have their appeal, but not ...  -  Apr 23, 2007
Pharmaceutical Business ReviewAbbott's SPC Zolip may be viewed as not beneficial due to safety concerns over combining fenofibrate with simvastatin, while Kos Pharmaceutical's Simcor,

Combination of Simvastatin and Fenofibrate Reduces Cholesterol and ...  -  Mar 28, 2007
DG NewsNEW ORLEANS, LA -- March 28, 2007 -- The combination of cholesterol-lowering agents simvastatin and fenofibrate enhances the ability to reduce blood lipid

Abbott Seeks Cholesterol Treatment OK  -  Apr 20, 2007
Houston Chronicle,Simvastatin is also a cholesterol drug. The brand-name version of the drug, Zocor, is made by Merck & Co. Vytorin, which includes simvastatin as an

Abbott Seeks Cholesterol Treatment OK  -  Apr 20, 2007
Forbes,Abbott Laboratories Inc. asked the Food and Drug Administration Friday to approve its combination cholesterol treatment of Niaspan and simvastatin.

Abbott submits application for combined cholesterol pill to FDA  -  Apr 20, 2007
Forbes,It said the combination of Niaspan, used to raise HDL 'good' cholesterol levels, and simvastatin, to reduce LDL 'bad' cholesterol levels is being submitted

Abbott seeks OK of combo cholesterol pill  -  Apr 20, 2007
United Press InternationalThe extended-released product is intended to use Niaspan to raise HDL, or "good" cholesterol, combined with simvastatin to lower LDL, or "bad" cholesterol,

Market Report -- In Play (ABT)  -  Apr 20, 2007
MSN MoneyAbbott Labs submits new drug application for combination niaspan/simvastatin tablet Co announces it has submitted its New Drug Application to the FDA for a

Abbott seeks FDA nod for cholesterol drug  -  Apr 21, 2007
St. Louis Post-Dispatch,The drug combines Abbott's Niaspan and simvastatin, two widely prescribed treatments, Abbott said Friday in a statement. The Food and Drug Administration

Abbott Seeks Approval of Combo Cholesterol Drug  -  Apr 20, 2007
Reuters.uk,..."The Niaspan/simvastatin combination tablet is a promising next step in our efforts to develop therapies that support more comprehensive cholesterol

Abbott Seeks Cholesterol Treatment OK  -  Apr 20, 2007
Houston Chronicle,Simvastatin is also a cholesterol drug. The brand-name version of the drug, Vytorin, is sold by Merck & Co. and Shering-Plough Corp.

Merck's Q1 profit rises  -  Apr 20, 2007
Pharma Times (subscription),The company was also hit by generic competition for its cholesterol drug Zocor (simvastatin) when it came off patent last year losing the company a further

Cut-price statins linked to increase in patient deaths  -  Apr 7, 2007
Daily Mail,The drug, simvastatin, is taken by more than a million people to combat high cholesterol. Doctors were advised in January last year to prescribe it instead

Effects of tribuli saponins on ventricular remodeling after ...  -  Apr 17, 2007
HeartZine,MI and HL models were induced and high and low doses of TS and simvastatin were administrated to the rats. Four weeks later, echocardiographic observation

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Expands GenericSelect Program to ...  -  Mar 30, 2007
Drug Newswire (press release),March 23, 2007 - Las Vegas, Nevada - Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield today announced the addition of Simvastatin, the generic equivalent of the

Lipitor Significantly Lowered Hospitalization Costs for Patients with  -  Mar 29, 2007
WebWire (press release),Hospitalization costs during the five-year trial were 21 percent lower for Lipitor 80 mg ($6427 per patient) than for simvastatin 20 mg—40 mg ($8179 per

Lipitor and Grapefruit interaction  -  Apr 19, 2007
Business Portal 24 (press release),Drugs used to treat high cholesterol, including atorvastatin (Lipitor) and simvastatin (Zocor). Drugs used to treat irregular heartbeat (arrhythmia),

Lipitor Significantly Lowered Hospitalization Costs for Patients ...  -  Mar 27, 2007
PharmaLive.com (press release),Hospitalization costs during the five-year trial were 21 percent lower for Lipitor 80 mg ($6427 per patient) than for simvastatin 20 mg--40 mg ($8179 per

Generic Cholesterol Drugs Vital To Helping Consumers, Nation Lower ...  -  Apr 4, 2007
eMaxHealth.com,In particular, Lipitor is competing with two new generics -- pravastatin and simvastatin -- that came onto the market late last year.

2-drug combo may knock down cholesterol  -  Mar 30, 2007
Deseret News,The researchers saw a 52-point decrease in triglyceride levels when study participants took both fenofibrate and simvastatin. Triglycerides are a form of

Pfizer enlists doctors to defend Lipitor  -  Apr 2, 2007
USA TodayGeneric simvastatin became available in the USA last June. By December, doctors had written 2.5 million prescriptions for it, Consumers Union says.

So much for the wonder drug  -  Apr 14, 2007
Telegraph.co.uk,The drug she was prescribed, simvastatin, did indeed bring down her cholesterol levels, but within weeks of starting the treatment she began to suffer from

Pfizer Delivers Solid First-Quarter 2007 Results, Updates Full ...  -  Apr 20, 2007
PharmaLive.com (press release),In the US, the volume of patients who switched from Lipitor to generic simvastatin following the entry of multiple generics was slightly greater than we had

Pfizer asks doctors to stick with Lipitor  -  Apr 3, 2007
News-Leader.com,Generic simvastatin, the most potent generic statin yet, became available in the United States last June. By December, doctors had written 2.5 million

Pfizer says new studies show Lipitor reduces heart patient ...  -  Mar 27, 2007
Forbes,IDEAL was an open-label trial of 8888 patients who had had a previous heart attack comparing Lipitor 80 milligrams with simvastatin 20 mg-40 mg.

Nearly One Quarter of Seniors Could Have Avoided Medicare ...  -  Apr 24, 2007
Genetic Engineering News (press release),By the end of the year, 40 percent of all cholesterol-lowering prescriptions at Express Scripts were for generic simvastatin, lovastatin and pravastatin,

Seventy-Eight Percent of Newly Diagnosed Dyslipidemia Patients Do ...  -  Apr 24, 2007
PR Newswire (press release),..."Of all newly diagnosed dyslipidemia patients, 75.4% are prescribed a statin; 40.5% and 13.7% of patients, respectively, receive Lipitor and simvastatin

Market Report -- In Play (PFE)  -  Mar 27, 2007
MSN MoneyLipitor patients achieved a significant additional 14% reduction in the risk of cardiovascular events compared with patients taking simvastatin,

Schering-Plough and Merck to Develop Another New Cholesterol ...  -  Mar 30, 2007
Drug Newswire (press release),It is also available in a once-daily tablet with Zocor (simvastatin), a Merck statin and marketed under the brand names VYTORIN in the United States and

Pfizer cuts forecasts as generics threats become reality  -  Apr 23, 2007
Pharma Times (subscription),US sales of Lipitor have experienced a modest decline as patients switch to cheaper generic forms of Merck & Co's rival product Zocor (simvastatin),

Fish Oil Sinks Coronary Event Rates When Added to Statins  -  Mar 30, 2007
MedPage Today,Statin therapy was initiated with either 10 mg of pravastatin (Pravachol) or 5 mg of simvastatin (Zocor) once daily as first-line treatment.

MIDWEST BRIEFS  -  Apr 21, 2007
Chicago Tribune,The product combines Niaspan and simvastatin, two widely prescribed medications, North Chicago-based Abbott said. The firm acquired Niaspan with the $3.7

Daiichi Sankyo, Inc. Announces Filing For WelChol Label Change to ...  -  Mar 29, 2007
Drug Newswire (press release),It has been studied with four commonly prescribed statins -- Lipitor(R) (atorvastatin calcium), Zocor(R) (simvastatin), Pravachol(R) (pravastatin sodium)

Daiichi Sankyo, Inc. Announces Filing for WelChol Label Change to ...  -  Mar 28, 2007
WM Experts (press release),It has been studied with four commonly prescribed statins -- Lipitor® (atorvastatin calcium), Zocor® (simvastatin), Pravachol® (pravastatin sodium) and

Effects of Simvastatin and Oral Contraceptive Agent on Polycystic ...  -  Feb 6, 2007
Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism,Objective: The study objective was to compare effects of two treatments of PCOS: simvastatin plus oral contraceptive pill (OCP) vs. OCP alone.

Pharmaust generic drug wins TGA approval  -  Feb 14, 2007
WA Business News (subscription),The prescription medicine - to be branded "PharmAust Simvastatin" - will compete for a share of Australia's $360 million Simvastatin market.

Prescriptions for Cholesterol Drugs Rise with New Generics  -  Feb 15, 2007
Drug Newswire (press release),The increase was enhanced by the availability of simvastatin -- the generic version of Zocor -- one of two new generic statins that came onto the market in

Generic Anti-Cholesterol Drugs Save $126 Million for Plan Sponsors ...  -  Feb 15, 2007
Drug Newswire (press release),The cholesterol fighting drug Zocor(R) became available as generic simvastatin on June 23, 2006. By that time, Express Scripts had already succeeded in

Feeling fine? Let’s prove that you’re not  -  Feb 19, 2007
Times Online,Providentially for the NHS, the really persuasive evidence emerged as one of the statins, simvastatin, was going out of patent.

Generics boost statin uptake  -  Feb 14, 2007
Health24.com,The two generics, pravastatin and simvastatin, are versions of Pravachol and Zocor, respectively. Both those brand-name drugs lost patent protection in 2006

Booster shot  -  Jan 28, 2007
Business Standard,Analysts attribute the company’s success in 2006 to the 80 gm simvastatin tablet, a drug used to reduce cholesterol. In June 2006, the company had received

India firm reports raid in US  -  Feb 16, 2007
International Herald Tribune,Fueling results was strong demand for simvastatin, Ranbaxy's generic form of Merck's Zocor cholesterol fighter. Ranbaxy has said it aims to be among the top

Ranbaxy shocked by surprise raid at its US offices  -  Feb 16, 2007
Pharma Times (subscription),The US is Ranbaxy's key market and sales there of simvastatin, its generic form of Merck & Co's cholesterol Zocor helped the firm post a 167% earnings

Ranbaxy says US officials searched NJ offices  -  Feb 15, 2007
Reuters India,Fueling results was strong demand for simvastatin, its generic form of Merck & Co. Inc.'s Zocor cholesterol fighter. Ranbaxy has said it aims to be among

Charges and falling Zocor sales hit Merck & Co's earnings  -  Jan 31, 2007
Pharma Times (subscription),Revenues in the quarter grew 4.8% to $6.04 billion, which was pretty respectable given the brutal impact of generic competition to Zocor (simvastatin) in

Drug reactions create medical mess  -  Jan 29, 2007
Monterey County Herald,Such medications included acetaminophen, thyroid hormone, sulfa, anti-inflammatory medications, digoxin and lovastatin/simvastatin.

Niacin's role as an effective HDL booster gets a major lift  -  Jan 30, 2007
Therapeutics Daily (subscription) (press release),Statin drugs such as simvastatin (sold as Zocor) and atorvastatin (Lipitor) lower blood levels of LDL, the so-called bad cholesterol, thereby slowing the

Aim-High study aims to reduce bad cholesterols, increase the good  -  Jan 29, 2007
49abcnews.com,Participants in the nationwide study will receive Simvastatin to lower LDL or bad cholesterol. "Somewhere down to below 100, perhaps below 80," cardiologist

Combo pills perk up firms' profits  -  Feb 19, 2007
Chicago Tribune,While Lipitor's US patent does not expire until 2010, the company faces intense competition from generic simvastatin, the cheaper copy of the brand-name

Teva Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2006 Results  -  Feb 13, 2007
PharmaLive.com (press release),In addition to the shelf stock adjustments that were made due the anticipated loss of exclusivities on simvastatin, pravastatin and finasteride that

Pharmaust signs five year drug distribution contract  -  Feb 19, 2007
WA Business News (subscription),These include the recently TGA-approved PharmAust Simvastatin and generic versions of the painkillers paracetamol and ibuprofen,

Merck Q4 2006 Earnings Call Transcript  -  Jan 30, 2007
Seeking Alpha,During the quarter, Merck recorded revenue associated with the doctor-ready authorized generic arrangement for simvastatin of approximately $130 million.

Sanofi-Aventis Announces Update to US Prescribing Information for ...  -  Feb 15, 2007
Drug Newswire (press release),Therapy with simvastatin, lovastatin, or atorvastatin should be suspended during the course of KETEK treatment. Concomitant treatment of KETEK with rifampin

It's not just Viagra, there's now a whole range of products to buy ...  -  Feb 12, 2007
Glasgow Daily Record,Heart attacks, strokes and heart disease could all be prevented by Simvastatin, a drug used to lower cholesterol. It's given longterm to people who have had

US legislation to hit Indian generic cos  -  Feb 7, 2007
Times of India,Drug major Dr Reddy's had inked an authorised generic deal with Merck last year for its cholesterol-lowering drug, Zocor (Simvastatin).

What is HDL?  -  Feb 7, 2007
Akron Beacon Journal,...are atorvastatin (Lipitor), fluvastatin (Lescol), lovastatin (Mevacor), pravastatin (Pravachol), rosuvastatin calcium (Crestor) and simvastatin (Zocor).

African-American Women Who Have Received HIV Treatment Are Sought ...  -  Feb 7, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),...rifampin, lopinavir/ritonavir, saquinavir, lovastatin, pravastatin, simvastatin, or products containing St. John's wort (Hypericum perforatum).

Discovery forces down price of Lipitor  -  Feb 6, 2007
Business Day,...available in generic form and much cheaper. A 20mg dose of simvastatin, which is equivalent to 10mg of Lipitor, is about half the price of Pfizer’s drug.

(BPRW) AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMEN WHO HAVE RECEIVED HIV TREATMENT ARE ...  -  Feb 6, 2007
Black PR Wire (press release),...rifampin, lopinavir/ritonavir, saquinavir, lovastatin, pravastatin, simvastatin, or products containing St. John’s wort (Hypericum perforatum).

Stocks you can pick up this week  -  Feb 4, 2007
Economic Times,Going forward, the US generics business is likely to see greater momentum with launches of Simvastatin and Sertraline in Q4 and likely launches of a couple

Schering-Plough parades its partnership credentials  -  Feb 5, 2007
Pharma Times (subscription),Zetia (ezetimibe) and Vytorin (ezetimibe and simvastatin) is anything to go by, as the drugs made $1.1 billion in the fourth quarter of 2006 alone.

The right prescription  -  Feb 4, 2007
Financial Express,Dr Reddy’s has also gained exclusive rights to market generic versions of two Merck drugs—Zocor (Simvastatin) and Proscar (Finasteride).

Schering-Plough's turnaround is moving on apace  -  Jan 30, 2007
Pharma Times (subscription),...which includes the contribution of Merck & Co/SP joint venture products Zetia (ezetimibe) and Vytorin (ezetimibe and simvastatin).

People's Pharmacy: Ambien linked to driving, hallucinating during ...  -  Jan 27, 2007
Bryan College Station Eagle,We cannot tell you whether your symptoms were caused by the simvastatin ingredient in Vytorin, but you should discuss this with your physician.

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