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Simvastatin

SIMILAR PRODUCTS

simvastatin (active ingredient) Simvastin Ezetimibe / Simvastatin Zocor Simidon Inegy Sinvastatin

TREATMENT AREAS

Cholesterol

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The following results on this page are based on 6186 unique reviews from patients using the DrugStars app. These DrugStars users have given a Medicine Experience and Attitude (MEA) score of 69.8 in the range of -100 to +100 for Simvastatin To see how the MEA Score is calculated click here.

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We asked patients how effective they found this medicine.

(6137 respondents)

Answers

Extremely effective (34%)
Very (42%)
Somewhat (19%)
Slightly (3%)
Very little effective (2%)

We asked patients how bothered they were by side effects with this medicine.

(6186 respondents)

Answers

Not at all bothered (77%)
Slightly (13%)
Somewhat (7%)
Very (2%)
Extremely bothered (1%)
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Medicines used for Cholesterol

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Ezetimibe / simvastatin n = 182 0 -100 100 0 -100 100 87.9
Repatha n = 33 0 -100 100 0 -100 100 87.2
Praluent n = 43 0 -100 100 0 -100 100 80.4
Atozet n = 25 0 -100 100 0 -100 100 78.7
Zarator n = 173 0 -100 100 0 -100 100 77.4
Inegy n = 17 0 -100 100 0 -100 100 77.3
Lipistad n = 351 0 -100 100 0 -100 100 76.7
Crestor n = 906 0 -100 100 0 -100 100 76.1
Simidon n = 21 0 -100 100 0 -100 100 75.4
Simvastin n = 215 0 -100 100 0 -100 100 73.7
Sinvastatin n = 17 0 -100 100 0 -100 100 72.5
Lopid n = 116 0 -100 100 0 -100 100 72.0
Atorvastatin n = 9385 0 -100 100 0 -100 100 71.8
Simvastatin n = 6186 0 -100 100 0 -100 100 69.8
Lipitor n = 581 0 -100 100 0 -100 100 69.6
Pravastatin n = 199 0 -100 100 0 -100 100 69.6
Pravastatin sodium n = 26 0 -100 100 0 -100 100 67.9
Amlodipin / atorvastatin n = 195 0 -100 100 0 -100 100 66.6
Atorvastan n = 177 0 -100 100 0 -100 100 66.6
Rosuvastatin n = 1274 0 -100 100 0 -100 100 63.7
Zocor n = 26 0 -100 100 0 -100 100 54.1
Rosuva n = 16 0 -100 100 0 -100 100 52.8
Atorbir n = 88 0 -100 100 0 -100 100 51.8

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Review recap

DrugsDisclosed has gathered medical insights from 6186 real-world patients taking Simvastatin. These patients are from different countries, lifestyles and healthcare systems, their unifying characteristic is the medicine they take.

6137 patients taking Simvastatin were asked how effective they found their medicine. 76% felt that Simvastatin was very / extremely effective, while 19% found it to be only somewhat effective. This means that 5% felt that Simvastatin had only a slight or very little effect.

6186 patients taking Simvastatin were asked how bothered they were by any side effects from taking Simvastatin? 90% felt not at all or only slightly bothered by side effects from taking Simvastatin, while 7% felt somewhat bothered. Meaning that 3% felt very or extremely bothered by side effects from taking Simvastatin.

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