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Zocor

American  
[zoh-kawr] / ˈzoʊ kɔr /
Pharmacology, Trademark.
  1. a brand of simvastatin.


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Statins, like Lipitor and Zocor, emerged as powerful antidotes starting in the 1980s.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 8, 2025

All were already taking a statin such as Lipitor or Zocor to lower cholesterol.

From Washington Times • Nov. 10, 2018

A. I think that the importance of statins — like Lipitor, Zocor and Crestor — tends to be greatly over-exaggerated.

From New York Times • Jun. 22, 2017

But the conclusion of the study was clear: adding ezetimibe to Zocor did nothing.

From Forbes • Apr. 16, 2015

While statins such as Zocor, Crestor and Lipitor protect many people from heart attack and stroke, they may raise the odds of developing the vision problem by 27 percent, the researchers report.

From US News • Dec. 5, 2014