Ezetimibe/simvastatin
Ezetimibe/simvastatin is a drug combination used for the treatment of dyslipidemia. It is a combination of ezetimibe (known as Zetia in the United States) and the statin drug simvastatin (known as Zocor in the US). Ezetimibe reduces blood cholesterol by acting at the brush border of the small intestine and inhibiting the absorption of cholesterol, leading to a decrease in the delivery of intestinal cholesterol to the liver.
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Ezetimibe/simvastatin
Ezetimibe/simvastatin is a drug combination used for the treatment of dyslipidemia. It is a combination of ezetimibe (known as Zetia in the United States) and the statin drug simvastatin (known as Zocor in the US). Ezetimibe reduces blood cholesterol by acting at the brush border of the small intestine and inhibiting the absorption of cholesterol, leading to a decrease in the delivery of intestinal cholesterol to the liver.
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Ezetimibe/simvastatin is a dru ...... han one million prescriptions.
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alternative name
Vytorin (US), Inegy (EU)
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CAS number
163222-33-1
79902-63-9
DrugBank
FDA UNII code
AGG2FN16EV
EOR26LQQ24
KEGG
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1,000,126,014
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ATC prefix
ATC suffix
BA02
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CAS number
ChemSpiderID
21,106,308
class
Statin HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor
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via Niemann-Pick C1-Like 1 protein
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component
Ezetimibe
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Simvastatin
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DailyMedID
Vytorin
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DrugBank
DB00641
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DB00973
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KEGG
D10257
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legal AU
S4
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legal status
Rx-only
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legal US
Rx-only
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PubChem
routes of administration
SMILES
CCCCOC1CCC.C1=CCO
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StdInChIKey
PNAMDJVUJCJOIX-IUNFJCKHSA-N
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tradename
Vytorin , Inegy
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type
combo
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UNII
AGG2FN16EV
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EOR26LQQ24
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changed
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verifiedrevid
448,787,104
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changed
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Ezetimibe/simvastatin is a dru ...... inal cholesterol to the liver.
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label
Ezetimibe/simvastatin
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