Drug ID: D00572

Drug General Information

Drug Name
Simvastatin
Synonyms
Cholestat; Coledis; Colemin; Corolin; Denan; Labistatin; Lipex; Lipovas; Lodales; Medipo; Nivelipol; Pantok; Rendapid; Simovil; Simvastatina; Simvastatine; Simvastatinum; Sinvacor; Sivastin; Synvinolin; Vasotenal; Zocor; Zocord; Simvast CR; Simvastatina [Spanish]; Simvastatine [French]; Simvastatinum [Latin]; MK 0733; MK 733; MK733; TNP00259; DRG-0320; KS-1113; L 644128-000U; MK-0733; MK-733; Simcard (TN); Simlup (TN); Simvacor (TN); Simvastatin & Primycin; Simvastatin, Compactin; Zocor (TN); Simvastatin [USAN:INN:BAN]; Simvastatin (JAN/USP/INN); Zocor, Simlup, Simcard, Simvacor, Simvoget, Zorced, Simvastatin; [(1S,3R,7S,8S,8aR)-8-[2-[(2R,4R)-4-hydroxy-6-oxooxan-2-yl]ethyl]-3,7-dimethyl-1,2,3,7,8,8a-hexahydronaphthalen-1-yl] 2,2-dimethylbutanoate; Butanoic acid, 2,2-dimethyl-, (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-pyran-2-yl]ethyl]-1-naphthalenyl ester; Butanoic acid, 2,2-dimethyl-, (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-pyran-2-yl)ethyl)-1-naphthalenyl ester; Butanoic acid, 2,2-dimethyl-, (1S,3R,7S,8S,*aR)-1,2,3,7,8,8a-hexahydro-3,7-dimethyl-8-(2-((2R,4R)-tetrahydro-4-hydroxy-6-oxo-2H-pyran-2-yl)ethyl)-1-naphthalenyl ester; (1S,3R,7S,8S,8aR)-8-{2-[(2R,4R)-4-hydroxy-6-oxotetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl]ethyl}-3,7-dimethyl-1,2,3,7,8,8a-hexahydronaphthalen-1-yl 2,2-dimethylbutanoate; Butanoic acid, 2,2-dimethyl-,1,2,3,7,8,8a-hexahydro-3,7-dimethyl-8-[2-(tetrahydro-4-hydroxy-6-oxo-2H-pyran-2-yl)-ethyl]-1-naphthalenyl ester, [1S-[1 alpha,3 alpha,7 beta,8 beta(2S*,4S*),-8a beta; 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-pyran-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)tetrahydro-4-hydroxy-2H-pyran-2-one
Drug Type
Small molecular drug
Indications
Hypercholesterolaemia [ICD-11: 5C80.0]
Approved
Company
Merck & Co
Summary
Simvastatin is an HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor used to lower lipid levels and reduce the risk of cardiovascular events including myocardial infarction and stroke.
Target
HMG-CoA reductase (HMGCR)
Mechanism of Action: Inhibitor
 T53585

Drug Chemical Infomation and External Links

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Formula
C25H38O5
Canonical SMILES
CCC(C)(C)C(=O)OC1CC(C=C2C1C(C(C=C2)C)CCC3CC(CC(=O)O3)O)C
InChI
1S/C25H38O5/c1-6-25(4,5)24(28)30-21-12-15(2)11-17-8-7-16(3)20(23(17)21)10-9-19-13-18(26)14-22(27)29-19/h7-8,11,15-16,18-21,23,26H,6,9-10,12-14H2,1-5H3/t15-,16-,18+,19+,20-,21-,23-/m0/s1
InChIKey
RYMZZMVNJRMUDD-HGQWONQESA-N
CAS Number CAS 79902-63-9
TTD ID D0H0ND
DrugBank ID DB00641
PubChem Compound ID 54454
PubChem Substance ID
496592 , 648581 , 7847500 , 7980599 , 8183649 , 10321271 , 10852028 , 11113242 , 11342166 , 11362349 , 11364611 , 11367173 , 11369735 , 11371657 , 11374383 , 11377897 , 11466893 , 11468013 , 11485617 , 11486566 , 11487751 , 11489487 , 11490485 , 11492447 , 11495531 , 11528633 , 11533326 , 12013879 , 12146013 , 14831549 , 14929313 , 24724617 , 25819951 , 26612685 , 26680673 , 26759532 , 34718442 , 46508654 , 47365442 , 47440515 , 47736737 , 47885633 , 47885634 , 48110715 , 48334759 , 48416540 , 49698671 , 50086525 , 50100555 , 50100556
ChEBI ID CHEBI:9150
ADReCS Drug ID BADD_D02026

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