Our world headquarters located in Ada, Michigan, USA, stretches one mile from east to west and is comprised of 80 buildings and 3.5 million square feet of office and manufacturing space. More than 4,000 of our 21,000 global employee family work in Ada, the same small town where Amway began over 50 years ago.
Depression is a rare side effect that has been reported in less than 1 percent of people taking the medication. Side effects are possible when taking simvastatin (Zocor Â®). One rare side effect, occurring in less than 1 percent of people who take the drug, is depression.
A: The cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins (including Zocor [simvastatin]) are known to cause varying degrees of muscle pain and muscle weakness. A review of package inserts shows that uncomplicated muscle pain has been reported in approximately 1% to 5% of patients taking statins.: Zocor (simvastatin) is in a drug class called statins (HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors). Zocor is used in combination with diet, weight loss and exercise to improve cholesterol and other harmful fatty substances in the blood.