Simvastatin
CAS Number
79902-63-9Synonym
2,2-Dimethylbutanoic acid (1S,3R,7S,8S,8aR)-1,2,3,7,8,8a-hexahydro-3,7-dimethyl-8-[2-[(2R,4R)-tetrahydro-4-hydroxy-6-oxo-2H-pyr an-2-yl]ethyl]-1-naphthalenyl ester; 2,2-dimethylbutyric acid 8-ester with (4R,6R)-6-[2-[(1S,2S,6R,8S,8aR)-1,2,6,7,8,8a-hexahydro-8-hydroxy-2,6-dimethyl-1-naphthyl]ethyl]tetrah ydro-4-hydroxy-2H-pyran-2-one; synvinolin; Zocor
Occurrence/Use
Antihyperlipidemic Agent; Anticholesteremic Agent; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitor; Drug/Therapeutic Agent
Date Added
Proposition 65
Chemical Status
| Reproductive Toxicity : | Considered, but not listed |
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Documents, Presentations, and Publications
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Public notices related to this chemical
- Request for Information on Chemicals to be Considered by the CIC: Statins
- December 17, 2002 Meeting of the Science Advisory Board's Cancer Identification Committee (CIC)
- Background for the December 17, 2002 Carcinogen Identification Committee Meeting Agenda Item: Consideration of Request to Review Statin Drugs as a Group for Subsequent Listing
- Notice of Intent to List: Carbon black, Palygorskite fibers, Simvastatin and Pravastatin sodium