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Foods & drinks to be careful with

Well-established interactions for this medicine’s drug class, summarized from public health authorities. General information, not medical advice — always confirm with your pharmacist or the label.

• Grapefruit & grapefruit juice

  Watch out for: grapefruit and grapefruit juice (and, for some drugs, Seville oranges).

  Grapefruit blocks a gut enzyme (CYP3A4) that normally breaks this medicine down, so more of it can enter your blood — raising the risk of side effects.

  What to do: Avoid grapefruit and grapefruit juice with this medicine unless your pharmacist or the label says it's fine — check, because not every drug in a class is affected the same way.

  Source: Grapefruit Juice and Some Drugs Don't Mix — U.S. FDA

How long does Simvastatin stay in your body?

The elimination half-life of simvastatin is about 2 hours (short) in typical adults — the time it takes the body to clear about half of it. As a rule of thumb, a medicine is mostly gone after roughly 4 to 5 half-lives, though this varies from person to person with age and kidney or liver function. The FDA/DailyMed simvastatin label does not print an explicit numeric elimination half-life; it states plasma total radioactivity peaks at 4 hours and falls to about 10% of peak by 12 hours postdose. Published pharmacokinetics put the parent drug's elimination half-life at roughly 2 hours (some studies show wide individual variation, up to ~6 h mean with a 2-29 h range). Simvastatin's active beta-hydroxyacid metabolite (simvastatin acid) has a similar, NOT longer, half-life of about 1.9 hours, so there is no long-lived active metabolite to worry about.

This is general information, not medical advice. It doesn’t tell you when a drug test would read negative (tests detect substances for different, often longer, windows) or when it’s safe to take another dose — ask your pharmacist or prescriber. Source: Simvastatin tablet, film coated — DailyMed (FDA label), Clinical Pharmacology / Pharmacokinetics.

Frequently asked questions

What does Flolipid treat?

Flolipid (Simvastatin) may be used to treat coronary artery disease, hypercholesterolemia, hyperlipoproteinemias, hypertriglyceridemia, based on NIH RxClass drug-classification data (conditions a drug may treat — not a verbatim copy of the FDA-approved label). This is general reference, not medical advice.

How does Flolipid work?

Flolipid is a HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor. Statins block HMG-CoA reductase, the key enzyme the liver uses to make cholesterol. With less cholesterol being produced, the liver pulls more LDL ("bad") cholesterol out of the blood, lowering overall blood cholesterol levels.

How much does Flolipid cost?

Nobody can tell you what you will pay — your price is set by your insurer's formulary, your deductible and the pharmacy's markup, and none of those are published. What IS published is what the pharmacy paid to acquire it: about $0.93 for 30, per the CMS NADAC survey. Treat that as the floor, not the quote — ask the pharmacist for the cash price as well as your copay, because for cheap generics the cash price often wins. Pharmacies pay less for a same-class option, Atorvaliq — about $0.92 on the same basis.

Is there a coupon or discount for Flolipid?

pharmaranks is an independent ratings site, not a pharmacy — we don't issue coupons or sell Flolipid. To pay less, ask your prescriber or pharmacist whether a generic equivalent exists, check the manufacturer's copay/savings card and patient-assistance program, and compare a pharmacy discount card against your insurance copay. Prices vary by pharmacy, insurance, and location, so always confirm at the counter. This is general reference, not medical or financial advice.

Who makes Flolipid?

Flolipid is marketed by Salerno Pharms. You can see Salerno Pharms's full profile, rating, and other products on pharmaranks.

Is Flolipid a brand-name or generic drug?

Flolipid is a brand-name product with the active ingredient Simvastatin.

Is Flolipid available over the counter?

No. Flolipid is a prescription (Rx) medication in the US — you need a prescription from a licensed clinician (in person or via telehealth); it isn't sold over the counter. For some conditions there are OTC alternatives — ask your pharmacist.

What forms does Flolipid come in?

Flolipid is currently marketed as suspension, per the FDA's National Drug Code Directory.

What class of drug is Flolipid?

Flolipid is classified as hmg-coa reductase inhibitor, per the FDA's Established Pharmacologic Class.

Is Flolipid FDA-registered?

Flolipid is on record with the U.S. FDA under application number NDA206679. You can verify this on its official FDA label.