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New Simvastatin Dosing Recommendations
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New Simvastatin Dosing Recommendations
August 8, 2011 (Issue: 1370)
The FDA has announced changes in the labeling of simvastatin to reduce the risk of myopathy. These changes include limiting the use of the 80-mg maximum dose to patients who have been taking it for 12 months or more without evidence of myopathy and...more
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