simvastatin

American  

[sim-vuh-stat-n, sim-vuh-stat-n] / ˌsɪm vəˈstæt n, ˈsɪm vəˌstæt n /

noun

Pharmacology.

1. a statin, C 25 H 38 O 5, used in the prevention and treatment of heart disease.

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Etymology

Origin of simvastatin

First recorded in 1985–90;  sim-, possibly alteration of syn(thetic), + (lo)vastatin

Example Sentences

The images showed that a commonly prescribed statin, simvastatin, binds to two specific sites on a muscle protein known as the ryanodine receptor.

From Science Daily

People taking simvastatin were 22% less likely to have a stroke.

From Science Daily

I am currently on the same hospital's MS-STAT2 simvastatin trial, testing whether a high-dose statin can limit brain atrophy in MS.

From BBC

“Similarly, grapefruit juice has a well-established interaction with both simvastatin and lovastatin that can lead to myopathy or rhabdomyolysis. Eating a grapefruit instead of drinking the juice will not avoid the interaction.”

From Washington Post

In the early 1990s, the Scandinavian Simvastatin Survival Study showed that the statin simvastatin was effective at lowering LDL cholesterol and reducing the risk of a heart attack4.

From Scientific American