Drug details

Zocor (simvastatin)

type of Lipid-Lowering Agents, Statins, HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitors

Zocor (simvastatin) is a statin that lowers lipids and cholesterol levels used in conjunction with lifestyle changes such as a low-fat, low cholesterol diet, and exercise to reduce the chances of cardiovascular disease and ischemic strokes in patients with elevated lipids and cholesterol. Zocor is also used to treat heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HeFH) in adolescents (males and females that are one-year post menarche, 10 to 17 years old). Zocor is available in generic form.

This drug may have the following side effects:

• loss of appetite,
• itching,
• dark urine,
• tiredness,
• yellowing of the skin or eyes
• clay-colored stool, and
• upper-right side stomach pain,

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

• Aceon (perindopril erbumine)
• Advicor (niacin xr and lovastatin)
• Praluent (alirocumab for solution for subcutaneous injection)
• Altocor (lovastatin extended-release tablets)
• Nexterone (amiodarone hcl injection)
• Antara (fenofibrate)
• Eliquis (apixaban tablets)
• Atorvaliq (atorvastatin)
• Lipitor (atorvastatin calcium)
• Baycol (cerivastatin (removed from market 8/2001))
• Nexlizet (bempedoic acid and ezetimibe tablets)
• Nexletol (bempedoic acid tablets, for oral use)
• Plavix (clopidogrel bisulfate)
• Crestor (rosuvastatin calcium)
• Voltaren Ophthalmic (diclofenac sodium ophthalmic solution)
• Lanoxin Injection (digoxin injection)
• Lanoxin (digoxin tablets)
• Dopamine (dopamine hydrochloride)
• Epanova (omega-3-carboxylic acids soft-gelatin capsules)
• Evkeeza (evinacumab-dgn for injection)
• Liptruzet (ezetimibe and atorvastatin tablets)
• Vytorin (ezetimibe and simvastatin)
• Zetia (ezetimibe tablets)
• Lipofen (fenofibrate)
• Triglide (fenofibrate)
• Tricor (fenofibrate)
• Fenoglide (fenofibrate tablets)
• Fibricor (fenofibric acid)
• Trilipix (fenofibric acid capsules)
• Lescol (fluvastatin sodium)
• Lescol XL (fluvastatin sodium extended-release tablets)
• Lopid (gemfibrozil)
• GoNitro (nitroglycerine sublingual powder)
• Imdur Tablets (isosorbide mononitrate)
• Leqvio (inclisiran injection)
• Monoket (isosorbide mononitrate, usp)
• Juxtapid (lomitapide capsules)
• Kynamro (mipomersen sodium injection)
• Livalo (pitavastatin)
• Mevacor (lovastatin)
• Lovaza (omega-3-acid ethyl esters)
• Niaspan (niacin)
• Nitrostat (nitroglycerin)
• Omtryg (omega-3-acid ethyl esters a capsules)
• Vayarol (orally administered prescription medical food)
• Pravachol (pravastatin sodium)
• Roszet (rosuvastatin and ezetimibe tablets)

The following supplements are related to Zocor, and may be used together with the drug:

• Black Tea (s.)
• Magnesium (s.)
• Rice Bran (s.)
• Acetyl-L-Carnitine (s.)
• Alpha-Linolenic Acid (s.)
• Beer (s.)
• Calcium (s.)
• Citicoline (s.)
• Coenzyme Q-10 (s.)
• Fish Oil (s.)
• Folic Acid (s.)
• Glycine (s.)
• L-Carnitine (s.)
• N-Acetyl Cysteine (s.)
• Olive (s.)
• Potassium (s.)
• Sweet Orange (s.)
• Terminalia (s.)
• Wine (s.)
• Green Tea (s.)
• Blond Psyllium (s.)
• Cod Liver Oil (s.)
• Alfalfa (s.)
• Artichoke (s.)
• Avocado (s.)
• Barley (s.)
• Beta-Sitosterol (s.)
• Black Psyllium (s.)
• English Walnut (s.)
• Flaxseed (s.)
• Gamma Oryzanol (s.)
• Glucomannan (s.)
• Guar Gum (s.)
• Inositol Nicotinate (s.)
• Inulin (s.)
• Jiaogulan (s.)
• Macadamia Nut (s.)
• Mesoglycan (s.)
• Oats (s.)
• Pantethine (s.)
• Pectin (s.)
• Red Yeast (s.)
• Safflower (s.)
• Sitostanol (s.)
• Soy (s.)
• Soybean Oil (s.)
• Xanthan Gum (s.)
• Yogurt (s.)