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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

A. I think that the importance of statins — like Lipitor, Zocor and Crestor — tends to be greatly over-exaggerated.

From New York Times • Jun. 22, 2017

But the conclusion of the study was clear: adding ezetimibe to Zocor did nothing.

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

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