Why the study?
Are lovastatin and simvastatin well tolerated long-term in patients with hypercholesterolemia?
Are lovastatin and simvastatin well tolerated long-term in patients with hypercholesterolemia?
Long-term clinical experience indicates that lovastatin and simvastatin are well tolerated, with low rates of reversible adverse effects such as transaminitis and myopathy.
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Supports long-term tolerability in hypercholesterolemia; leaves open relevance versus newer statins.
David W. Bilheimer (2008) studied this question.
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