simvastatin
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of simvastatin
First recorded in 1985–90; sim-, possibly alteration of syn(thetic), + (lo)vastatin
Example Sentences
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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 • Jan. 14, 2026
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 • Apr. 4, 2023
“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 • Dec. 3, 2021
My prescriptions include metformin, glimepiride, simvastatin and losartan.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 27, 2021
An article in the Nov. 13, 2010 Lancet sounded an alarm that high-dose simvastatin could be hazardous.
From Scientific American • Jun. 30, 2011
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