Pravachol (pravastatin) and Zocor (simvastatin) are now approved to prevent STROKE

May 1998

Pravachol (pravastatin) and Zocor (simvastatin) are nowapproved to prevent STROKE...in addition to preventing MIs.

These statins lower the risk of stroke by almost a THIRD inpatients with heart disease...even in some heart patients withAVERAGE cholesterol.

It's thought that statins help stabilize plaque.

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