Buy Zocor Online

Active Ingredients:

• Simvastatin

The commercial name of the medication may differ from the brand one. Generic Zocor manufactured by Okasa is available under commercial name Simlip.

What should you know about the Zocor therapeutic effects?

Zocor is a lipid-lowering agent synthetically derived from a product of fermentation Aspergillus terreus, belongs to inactive lactones. Reduces the concentration of TG, LDL, VLDL and total cholesterol in plasma. Increases the concentration of HDL and reduces the ratio of LDL / HDL and total cholesterol / HDL.

When is the drug prescribed?

• Primary hypercholesterolemia type IIa and IIb (in the ineffectiveness of diet therapy in patients with increased risk of coronary atherosclerosis)
• Combined hypercholesterolemia and hypertriglyceridemia, hyperlipoproteinemia, not manageable with a special diet and physical exercises
• Prevention of myocardial infarction, stroke and transient disorders of cerebral circulation.

In which cases you must be cautious or completely discontinue the drug?

• Hypersensitivity to any of the medication ingredients
• Hepatic failure, acute liver disease, increased activity of liver transaminases of unknown origin
• Pregnancy, lactation, age under 18

Which undesirable side effects may be caused by the drug?

The Zocor adverse effects include:

• Digestive system: dyspepsia (nausea, vomiting, stomachodynia, abdominal pain, constipation or diarrhea, flatulence), hepatitis, jaundice, increased activity of liver transaminases and alkaline phosphatase
• Nervous system and sensory organs: asthenia, dizziness, headache, insomnia, seizures, paresthesia, peripheral neuropathy, blurred vision, taste perversion
• Locomotor system: myopathy, myalgia, myasthenia
• Allergic and immunopathological reaction: angioedema, lupus-like syndrome, rheumatic polymyalgia, vasculitis, thrombocytopenia, eosinophilia, ESR increase, arthritis, arthralgia, urticaria, photosensitivity, fever, skin hyperemia, flush, shortness of breath
• Dermatological reactions: skin rash, itching, alopecia
• Other: anemia, heart beat, acute renal failure (due to rhabdomyolysis), decreased potency.

If any of the above apply to you please contact your doctor immediately. Some of the rare occurring side effects may not be included here. For any other risks associated with Simvastatin contact your health care provider.

Possible interactions between Zocor and other drugs, supplements and vitamins:

• indirect anticoagulants
• cardiac glycosides
• cytostatics
• antimycotics
• fibrates
• vitamin B3 (niacin)
• immunosuppressants
• antibiotics
• protease inhibitors
• bile acid sequestrants

Tell your doctor if you are taking any of the above mentioned preparations or any other drugs, food supplements or vitamins as they may alter the effectiveness and increase the possibility of adverse effects occurrence when using Simvastatin.

Warning:

• The preparation should not be used for conditions other then stated by the drug manufacturer.
• If the preparation is intended to be used in children consult your health care provider for other unique contradictions and cautions which may apply to the case.

Keep the drug as well as any other disposable material out of the reach of children.

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