Zocor is used primarily to treat high cholesterol and high triglycerides, as well as prevent heart or blood vessel disease. The drug helps lower total cholesterol, "bad cholesterol," and triglycerides -- and increase "good cholesterol" -- in people who cannot lower cholesterol through lifestyle modifications alone. Zocor is also used to decrease the chances of developing heart disease in people with existing coronary heart disease, diabetes, or peripheral vascular disease (among other conditions). Currently, there are no known off-label Zocor uses.
Zocor® (simvastatin) is a brand name prescription medication that has been licensed to treat several conditions. Zocor is also available in a generic version called Simvastatin tablets. The primary Zocor uses are focused on:
Zocor is used for treating high cholesterol in those people who cannot lower cholesterol through lifestyle changes alone. Zocor can help in lowering total cholesterol and LDL ("bad cholesterol"), along with increasing HDL ("good cholesterol"). Zocor has also been shown to lower triglyceride levels in the blood.
Prevention of Heart Disease and/or Blood Vessel Disease
Zocor is also used to decrease the chances of developing
heart disease in people with existing coronary heart disease, diabetes, peripheral vascular disease, other cardiovascular diseases, or a history of stroke. In these groups, Zocor has been shown to decrease the chances of: