Drug details

Simcor (simvastatin niacin extended release)

type of HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitors

Simcor (niacin extended-release/simvastatin) is a combination of a B vitamin (vitamin B3) and a cholesterol-lowering medication used to lower cholesterol and triglycerides (types of fat) in the blood. Lowering cholesterol and triglycerides can help prevent heart disease and coronary artery disease (also called atherosclerosis), conditions that can lead to heart attack, stroke, and vascular disease.

This drug may have the following side effects:

• sweating,
• dizziness, or
• flushing (warmth, redness, itching, or tingling of the skin, especially of the face/neck),
  
• chills within 2 to 4 hours after taking this medication.

The following drugs are related to Simcor, either as a replacement or used together:

• Praluent (alirocumab for solution for subcutaneous injection)
• Liptruzet (ezetimibe and atorvastatin tablets)