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Simvastatin

CAS 79902-63-9

Also registered as 2 other CAS numbers

98609-43-9 · 118607-03-7

Simvastatin chemical structure

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Simvastatin in plain language

What it is

Also known as Synvinolin · (+)-Simvastatin · Apo-Simvastatin · Bestatin 20 · C10AA01 · Cholestat

Show all 29 names

Co-Simvastatin · Colemin · Denan · Kolestevan · Labistatin · Lipex · Lodales · MK-0733 · MK-733 · Medipo · Nivelipol · Rechol · Simovil · Simvastatina · Simvastatine · Simvastatinum · Sinvacor · Sivastin · Velostatin · Zocor · Simcor component simvastatin · Vytorin component simvastatin · Polycap component simvastatin

What it does

We don't have a plain-language description for Simvastatin yet.

Recorded functional uses: Pharmaceutical

Is it a concern?
We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Simvastatin appears in these published regulatory listings.

  • In marketed US drugs

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Industrial
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Pharmaceutical.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Pharmaceutical.Source →
  • USFDAmarketed drug occurrenceFDA NDC lists this ingredient in 188 active drug products and 196 total products.
    • FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 188 active drug products and 196 total products.Source →
  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.Source →

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for Simvastatin yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

6 data sources

Where this comes from

  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated November 2007

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  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

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  • FDA National Drug Code Directory

    regulatory · updated 2027-12-31

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  • FDA GSRS UNII

    registry · updated 2026-02-26

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  • openFDA Substance

    registry · updated 2026-05-24

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  • PubChem Live Enrichment

    chemistry · updated 2026-05-17

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Reference links (3)
Openfda substance

dailymed.nlm.nih.gov

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Openfda substance

dailymed.nlm.nih.gov

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Openfda substance

dailymed.nlm.nih.gov

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Suitability

Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.

Fragrance avoidance

Nothing to weigh for this context yet.

No signal in this context

We have no published hazard signal for this ingredient, so we cannot say how it behaves in this context — that is missing evidence, not a clean result.

Where it has been recorded

How often FDA National Drug Code directory has listed Simvastatin in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

196

Typical roles

Pharmaceutical
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