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- The doctor is prescribing Simvastatin for high cholesterol. It inhibits the enzyme responsible for making cholesterol and lowers your LDL.
- Are there any side effects?
- Abdominal pain, rash and headache are most common. Less common is muscle pain, that can progress into a serious condition called Rhabdomyolysis. Call your doctor if you have muscle pain or changes in urine color.
- Is it ok if I still take my other home medications?
- Drug-food interactions: patients are advised to limit grapefruit juice to less than 1 quart daily because it can increase risk for drug toxicity. Do you have any other questions?
- No, I think you answered all my questions. Thank you!
- It may slightly increase your HDL and lower your total cholesterol as well!
- Rhabdomyolysis is the break down of muscle proteins along with myoglobinuria which can lead to renal failure and death.
- Drug-drug interactions: oral anticoagulants, erythromycin, azole antifungals, verapamil, diltiazem, HIV and hepatitis C protease inhibitor, and amiodarone. contraindications: known drug allergy, pregnant, patients with liver disease or elevations of liver enzymes
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