PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
ED - BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
TI  - ▾ Simvastatin to lower cholesterol
AID  - 10.1136/dtb.28.8.29
DP  - 1990 Apr 17
TA  - Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin
PG  - 29--31
VI  - 28
IP  - 8
4099  - http://dtb.bmj.com/content/28/8/29.short
4100  - http://dtb.bmj.com/content/28/8/29.full
SO  - Drug Ther Bull1990 Apr 17; 28
AB  - Simvastatin (Zocor - MSD) is a new lipid-lowering drug, introduced since we last discussed hyperlipidaemia.1,2 It acts by inhibiting cholesterol synthesis and is claimed to be a breakthrough in cholesterol control. The drug is intended for adults with primary hypercholesterolaemia with a cholesterol >7.8mmol/l when other therapy has been unsuccessful or poorly tolerated. It should particularly help those with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia.3