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Simvastatin
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Simvastatin
Simvastatin
Drug details
Drug classHMG-CoA reductase inhibitor
Conditions linked to this drug
5Listed side effects / symptoms
33- Atrial Fibrillation
- Abdominal Bloating
- Amnesia
- Anaphylactic Shock
- Blood Transaminase Raised in Liver
- Breast Enlargement in Males (Gynaecomastia)
- Constipation
- Diarrhoea (Diarrhea)
- Distal Sensory Loss: Peripheral Neuropathy
- Dizziness
- Dizziness or a Spinning Sensation (Vertigo)
- Erection Failure: Impotence
- Gastritis
- Hair Loss Abnormal (Alopecia)
- Headache (Cephalgia)
- Hepatitis
- Insomnia
- Kidney (Renal) Impairment
- Mind: Sleep Disturbances
- Muscle Aches
- Muscle Deterioration (Rhabdomyolysis)
- Muscle Weakness
- Pain Abdominal
- Pain Muscle (Myalgia)
- Pancreatitis (Inflammation Of The Pancreas)
- Sinus Congestion
- Skin Red Itchy and Scaly (Eczema)
- Skin Tingling Or Numbness (Paresthesias)
- Skin: Blistering Of The Epidermis
- Skin: Swelling Beneath The Skin (Angioedema)
- Swelling (Oedema, Edema)
- Throat: Bronchitis
- Urinary Tract Infection
Condition contraindication links
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