C – CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM

C10 – LIPID MODIFYING AGENTS

C10A – LIPID MODIFYING AGENTS, PLAIN

C10AA – HMG CoA reductase inhibitors

 

Medicine used as lipid modifying agent, belongs to the anatomical group C “Cardiovascular system”.

 

Therapeutic indication

Simvastatin is indicated as adjunctive therapy to diet and exercise in high cardiovascular risk adult patients with dyslipidaemia where LDL C (bad cholesterol) levels are adequately controlled with the corresponding dose of simvastatin.

ATC Code C10AA01.