Simvastatin
Approved, for something elseHeight measured in peopleBy mouthSmall molecule
A common cholesterol pill, prescribed to adults and to some children from the age of ten.
An HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor, approved to lower cholesterol in adults and in children aged ten and over with inherited high cholesterol. It is not approved for anything musculoskeletal.
Risks. Muscle damage that is rarely fatal, a rare autoimmune muscle disease that can continue after stopping, liver enzyme rises and higher blood sugar.
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