simvastatin vs statin

simvastatin and statin both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
simvastatin	Yes	No	No	No
statin	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, statin is a hypernym of simvastatin; that is, statin is a word with a broader meaning than simvastatin:

simvastatin: an oral lipid-lowering medicine (trade name Zocor) administered to reduce blood cholesterol levels; recommended after heart attacks
statin: a medicine that lowers blood cholesterol levels by inhibiting HMG-CoA reductase

Other hypernyms of simvastatin include lipid-lowering medication, lipid-lowering medicine, statin drug.

simvastatin (noun)	statin (noun)
an oral lipid-lowering medicine (trade name Zocor) administered to reduce blood cholesterol levels; recommended after heart attacks	a medicine that lowers blood cholesterol levels by inhibiting HMG-CoA reductase