Simvastatin

LDL falls within weeks, and heart attacks, strokes and deaths fall over years in adults at risk.

Also called Zocor, Synvinolin, MK-733

Who it's forAny man handed a statin after one bad cholesterol panel in his forties.

The item

Three squares: proven in human trials. Two: a strong signal. One: early human data. Striped: the trials disagree.

Emergency: call 911.

I am not a doctor. This is not medical advice. This is self-education. Talk to a physician who has your history before you change anything.