Extending Therapy Options in Treating Lipid DisordersA Clinical Review of Cerivastatin, a Novel HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitor

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Evan A. Stein
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[1] Medical Research Laboratories,
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Drugs | 1998年 / 56卷
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Adis International Limited; Pravastatin; Lovastatin; Fluvastatin; Cerivastatin;
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Cerivastatin is a third generation pure enantiomeric HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor. It reduces low density lipoprotein (LDL)-cholesterol by 22 to 44% at doses of 0.1 to 0.8 mg/day The drug has been extensively evaluated for more than 5 years in clinical trials and is currently marketed in a number of countries at doses of 0.1 to 0.3 mg/day.
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