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Zocor

American  
[zoh-kawr] / ˈzoʊ kɔr /
Pharmacology, Trademark.
  1. a brand of simvastatin.


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Statins, like Lipitor and Zocor, emerged as powerful antidotes starting in the 1980s.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 8, 2025

All were already taking a statin such as Lipitor or Zocor to lower cholesterol.

From Washington Times • Nov. 10, 2018

In 2002, Merck and Schering had started a study looking whether adding ezetimibe to Zocor would better prevent arteries from thickening compared to Zocor alone.

From Forbes • Apr. 16, 2015

The potent statins now making up the therapeutic arsenal – including Zocor, Lipitor, Crestor and Pravachol – work by reducing the amount of cholesterol produced by the liver.

From US News • Aug. 12, 2014

Half of the group also began taking a daily 40-milligram dose of simvastatin, a particular type of statin sold under the brand name Zocor.

From New York Times • May 22, 2013

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