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Generic Brand Classificatio Indication Dosages Side Drug Nursing

Name Name n of drugs usage Effects Interactio Responsibili
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Simvastatin is Check with

Simvasta FloLip Therapeutic Adults: Initially, 10 to Drug-drug. Monitor
used to lower your doctor
tin id/ class: 20 PO daily in evening. Amlodipine, patients for
blood levels of immediatel
(sim-va- Zocor Antilipemics ranolazine: unexplained
"bad" cholesterol ( y if any of
STAT- -High-risk patients may the May increase muscle pain,
low-density
in) Pharmachol initiate at 40 mg orally following risk for weakness, or
lipoprotein, or
ogic class: once a day myopathy. tenderness,
LDL), to increase side effects
HMG-Coa Maintenance dose: 5 Don’t exceed especially if
levels of "good" occur while
reductase to 40 mg orally once a 20mg accompanie
cholesterol (high- taking
inhibitors day simvastatin d by malaise
density simvastatin
daily. or fever.
lipoprotein, or :
HDL), and to Maximum dose: 40
lower triglycerides mg/day Fibrates Encourage
(a type of fat in the More (fenofibrate patients to
blood). Restricted Use (due to common ”tricor” ) and follow diet
myopathy risk): 80 (gemfibrozil restricted in
-Dizziness saturated fat
This drug primary mg/day should only be “lopid”), can
used in patients at used in patients who -fainting cause muscle and
high risk of have been taking this pain and cholesterol
coronary heart drug chronically (for -fast or damage when during
disease, diabetes, 12 months or more) irregular taken with therapy.
history of stroke or without evidence of heartbeat simvastatin
other muscle toxicity the risk is Instruct
 - slight even higher. patient to
cerebrovascular muscle pain
Pediatrics: take drugs at
disease.
Food night on an
10 years or older: interactio empty
Initial dose: 10 mg -Headache ns: stomach.
orally once a day in the Avoid
evening grapefruit Interrupt
Maintenance dose: 10 -Nausea products. statin
to 40 mg orally once a Co therapy if
day in the evening. administrat patient
Warnin ion with shows signs
Maximum dose: 40 g signs: grapefruit and
mg orally once a day in products symptoms of
the evening. Excessive may serious liver
thirst or increase injury.
Available forms: having to the risk for
urinate adverse Look alike-
frequently effects sound alike:
Dosage form: tablet,
such as Don’t
film coated Severe myalgia. confuse
Oral suspension: confusion Zocor with
20mg/5mL, 40mg/5mL or memory Cozaar.
impairment
Tablets:
5mg,10mg,20mg,40mg Unexplaine
,80mg d
significant
joint or
muscle
pain,
tenderness,
or
 weakness
Unusual
fatigue or
weakness,
loss of
appetite,
pain in
your upper
abdomen,
dark-
colored
urine, or
yellowing
of your
skin or
eyes.

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