C10AA01 simvastatin
ATC group of level 5 – chemical substance · in plain English: medicines lowering cholesterol, e.g. statins
This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 22 medicines in this group.
- 15 prescription only (POM)
- 5 no longer supplied or not available
Active substance: Simvastatin – all medicines with this substance, also in combinations.
Place in the ATC classification
- C Cardiovascular system drugs 1,712 medicines
- C10 Lipid modifying agents 208 medicines
- C10A Lipid modifying agents, plain 191 medicines
- C10AA HMG CoA reductase inhibitors, plain lipid modifying drugs 124 medicines
- C10AA01 simvastatin 22 medicines
- C10AA HMG CoA reductase inhibitors, plain lipid modifying drugs 124 medicines
- C10A Lipid modifying agents, plain 191 medicines
- C10 Lipid modifying agents 208 medicines
Medicines
| Medicine | Legal category |
|---|---|
| Ranzolont 40 mg tablets, Simvastatin 40 mg tablets SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Simvador 20 mg tablets, Simvastatin 20 mg tablets SPC no longer supplied | – |
| Simvastatin 10 mg film-coated tablets SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Simvastatin 10 mg tablets SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Simvastatin 10 mg tablets, Simvador 10 mg tablets SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Simvastatin 20 mg film-coated tablets SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Simvastatin 20 mg tablets SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Simvastatin 20 mg tablets, Ranzolont 20 mg tablets SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Simvastatin 40 mg film-coated tablets SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Simvastatin 40 mg tablets SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Simvastatin 40 mg tablets, Simvador 40 mg tablets SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Simvastatin 80 mg film-coated tablets SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Simvastatin 80 mg tablets SPC no longer supplied | – |
| Simvastatin 80 mg tablets, Simvador 80 mg tablets SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Simvastatin Rosemont 20 mg / 5 ml oral suspension SPC | – |
| Simvastatin Rosemont 40 mg / 5 ml oral suspension SPC | – |
| Teva Simvastatin 80 mg film-coated tablets SPC no longer supplied | – |
| Zocor 10 mg film-coated tablets SPC no longer supplied | – |
| Zocor 10 mg tablets, Simvastatin 10 mg tablets | Prescription only (POM) |
| Zocor 20 mg film-coated tablets SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Zocor 40 mg film-coated tablets SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Zocor 80 mg film-coated tablets no longer supplied | – |
Other groups of the same level
- C10AA03 pravastatin 4 medicines
- C10AA04 fluvastatin 10 medicines
- C10AA05 atorvastatin 28 medicines
- C10AA07 rosuvastatin 56 medicines
- C10AA08 pitavastatin 4 medicines
Other names of the ATC group
- Czech: C10AA01 Simvastatin
- French: C10AA01 simvastatine
- German: C10AA01 Simvastatin
- Spanish: C10AA01 SIMVASTATINA
- German: C10AA01 Simvastatin
- Italian: C10AA01 SIMVASTATINA
- Polish: C10AA01 SYMWASTATYNA
- Turkish: C10AA01 simvastatin
- Portuguese (Brazil): C10AA01 Sinvastatina
Sources
- Patient leaflets and SPCs: the MHRA product information (products.mhra.gov.uk) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA)
- Active substances, ATC codes and legal categories: the NHS Dictionary of Medicines and Devices (dm+d), NHS Business Services Authority
- World Health Organization (WHO): ATC/DDD classification, group C10AA01
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