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Combination of
Niacin	Vitamin
Simvastatin	Statin
Clinical data
Pregnancy cat.	X(US)
Legal status	℞-only (US)
Routes	Oral
Identifiers
ATC code	?
Y(what is this?) (verify)

Niacin/simvastatin (trade name Simcor, by Abbott) is a combination drug consisting of an extended release form of the vitamin niacin and the statin drug simvastatin. It is used for the treatment of dyslipidemia. It was approved by the FDA on February 15, 2008.^[1]

References

^ "Drugs.com, Abbott Receives FDA Approval for Simcor (Niaspan / simvastatin), a Novel Combination Medicine for Comprehensive Cholesterol Management". http://www.drugs.com/newdrugs/abbott-receives-fda-approval-simcor-niaspan-simvastatin-novel-combination-medicine-comprehensive-846.html. Retrieved 2008-03-15.

Lipid modifying agents (C10)

GI tract

Cholesterol absorption inhibitors, NPC1L1	Ezetimibe • SCH-48461

Bile acid sequestrants/resins (LDL)	Cholestyramine • Colestipol • Colestilan • Colextran • Colesevelam

Liver

Statins (HMG-CoA reductase, LDL)	Simvastatin^# • Atorvastatin • Fluvastatin • Lovastatin • Mevastatin • Pitavastatin • Pravastatin • Rosuvastatin • Cerivastatin^‡

Niacin and derivatives (HDL and LDL)	Niceritrol • Niacin • Nicofuranose • Aluminium nicotinate • Nicotinyl alcohol • Acipimox

Blood vessels

Fibrates (PPAR)	Clofibrate^‡ • Bezafibrate • Aluminium clofibrate • Gemfibrozil • Fenofibrate • Simfibrate • Ronifibrate • Ciprofibrate • Etofibrate • Clofibride • Clinofibrate

CETP inhibitors (HDL)	Anacetrapib^† • Dalcetrapib • Evacetrapib • Torcetrapib^§

Combinations

Niacin/lovastatin • Niacin/simvastatin • Ezetimibe/simvastatin • Niacin/laropiprant

Other

Dextrothyroxine • Probucol • Tiadenol • Benfluorex • Meglutol • Omega-3-triglycerides • Magnesium pyridoxal 5-phosphate glutamate • Policosanol • Lapaquistat^§ • Mipomersen • Alipogene tiparvovec

^#WHO-EM
^‡Withdrawn from market
Clinical trials:
- ^†Phase III
- ^§Never to phase III

M: MET

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m(A16/C10),i(k, c/g/r/p/y/i, f/h/s/o/e, a/u, n, m)

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