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What Are The Side Effects Of Procor?

Posted on Wed, 1 Oct 2014

Question: I am asking about procor for cholesterol, can you tell me side effects of it?

Answered by Dr. Saumya Mittal (8 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Common Side effects listed

Detailed Answer:
Procor is a medicine used for arrhythmia (abnormal heart rhythm). It is sometimes indicated for heart failure also.

It is not a medicine for cholesterol.

Side effects include-
fatigue, weakness, hair loss
Dizziness and postural hypotension (low blood pressure)
Nausea vomiting
Skin discoloration

Best of luck
Dr Mittal

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Saumya Mittal (9 minutes later)

Thank you Dr. Mittal, it is not what I need to talk with my Dr. another question can you tell me about Zocor?

Thank you Dr Mittal, one more question can you tell me about Zocor, for cholestor?

I have not heard an answer to the Zocor cholestor medicine. Am I only allowed one question?

Answered by Dr. Saumya Mittal (10 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Can be used

Detailed Answer:
Hi
Ofcourse you are allowed another question, but a related query
But my friend, I had to take care of my in hospital patients too.
So sorry for the delay

Yes Zocor, or simvastatin can be used for high cholesterol.
It was one of the older medicines that was prescribed for dyslipidemia.
There are now newer medicines like atorvastatin and rosuvastatin.

This is one of the safest group of drugs.
But like all medicines, there are problems with it as well
One needs to take care of the following aspects
1. it may cause myalgia or muscle pains in a subset of patients using it
2. since it is metabolized there, liver levels may be raised
3. some patients on it have been found to have higher than normal sugars

Best of luck
Dr Mittal

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar