Simvastatin Medication - Get Your Facts Here!

Zocor®, also known as Simvastatin, is a hypolipidemic drug used to control elevated cholesterol in other words, is a cholesterol-lowering prescription medication. This drug is used to lower the many fat substances like: low-density lipoprotein (LDL), triglycerides and cholesterol in blood and increse the amout of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol in the blood. Therefore this medication is used for treatment of dyslipidemia and for prevention of cardiovascular disease.
Many doctors recommended this durg to their pacients only after a proper diet, good exercise, and weight reduction. Only if these measures fail or don't exactly work the way they should, the doctor will recommended Simvastatin medication.
In some cases this drug decrease the risk of strokes and heart attacks.

Unfortunately this medication is not perfect. It comes with some risks. In June 2011 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning limiting the highest approved dose to 80mg. They warning was issued because there were reports from patients stating that Zocor® may be a factor in developing muscle damage commonly refered to "myopathy" or in some worst cases, it could lead to "rhabdomyolysis" which later can result in serious kidney damage.
The warning stated that the patients that took this medication daily could be in more danger to develop "myopathy" than the petients taking a lower dose. The risk of getting these deseases is most likely in the first year of treatment and/or combined with certain medications. And because of that
there were very many cases of zocor side effect lawsuits lately.