Q. I just had a blood test, and my physician said my HDL cholesterol’s low and my LDL is high — the reverse of what it ought to be. She prescribed a brand-name statin drug, Crestor. When I asked about ...

Simvastatin is a medication for treating high cholesterol. Medicare Part D and Part C plans with drug coverage should, in most cases, cover this drug or an effective alternative. Simvastatin (Zocor) ...

June 20, 2006 — -- This Friday, Merck's patent on the cholesterol - lowering drug Zocor will expire. There will now be a generic version of the drug for sale called Simvastatin. Are you taking ...

What is simvastatin used for? Simvastatin is commonly used to lower bad cholesterol levels (LDL-C) and fats (triglycerides) in the blood. It also increases good cholesterol levels (HDL). Improving ...

A new daily oral medication, enlicitide, has shown reductions in LDL cholesterol of up to 60% in a late-stage Phase 3 trial, ...

Merck & Co. will price its Zocor cholesterol pill below Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.'s generic version, an unprecedented move by the drugmaker to salvage sales of its best-selling product.

For some people with high cholesterol, making lifestyle changes and taking routine cholesterol-lowering statin medications may not be sufficient in helping them reach their target cholesterol levels.

If you take cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins, you may have noticed a flurry of news coverage since late October 2025 ...

WASHINGTON, Nov 14 (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court upheld on Tuesday a district court ruling giving Israel's Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. and India's Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd. exclusive rights ...

Generally, Medicare Part D and Part C plans that include drug coverage should cover simvastatin or other commonly prescribed cholesterol medications. Simvastatin (Zocor) is available as an oral tablet ...