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Simvastatin

Metadata Updated: February 18, 2026

Simvastatin is a prescription medication used to lower cholesterol levels in the blood, reducing the risk of heart disease and stroke. It works by inhibiting an enzyme that produces cholesterol. Available as oral tablets in strengths of 5mg, 10mg, 20mg, 40mg, and 80mg, it's manufactured by Accord Healthcare under application ANDA078155. This information was generated using AI and is provided for informational and research purposes only.

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Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: See this page for license information.

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Dates

Metadata Created Date February 18, 2026
Metadata Updated Date February 18, 2026
Data Update Frequency R/P1Y

Metadata Source

Harvested from Healthdata.gov

Additional Metadata

Resource Type Dataset
Metadata Created Date February 18, 2026
Metadata Updated Date February 18, 2026
Publisher U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Maintainer
Identifier ANDA021687
Data First Published 2016-09-16
Data Last Modified 2025-03-17
Category FDA
Public Access Level public
Data Update Frequency R/P1Y
Bureau Code 009:10
Metadata Context https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.jsonld
Metadata Catalog ID https://healthdata.gov/data.json
Schema Version https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema
Catalog Describedby https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.json
Harvest Object Id bf435a5c-561a-496f-afb1-56392e935ea9
Harvest Source Id 651e43b2-321c-4e4c-b86a-835cfc342cb0
Harvest Source Title Healthdata.gov
Homepage URL https://www.fda.gov/drugs
License https://open.fda.gov/license
Program Code 009:002
Source Datajson Identifier True
Source Hash d40b671976f3d6a5f873c1f8a7e71b34d834d93faa924b1f256535b744848216
Source Schema Version 1.1

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