FLUVASTATIN SODIUM (fluvastatin) by Teva is hmg-coa reductase, the rate limiting enzyme that converts 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme a (hmg-coa) to mevalonate, a precursor of sterols, including cholesterol. Approved for vldl, idl (i, primary hypercholesterolemia and 2 more indications. First approved in 2012.
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HMG-CoA reductase, the rate limiting enzyme that converts 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) to mevalonate, a precursor of sterols, including cholesterol. The inhibition of cholesterol biosynthesis reduces the cholesterol in hepatic cells, which stimulates the synthesis of LDL…
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