NDAORALTABLET
Approved
Aug 2009
Lifecycle
LOE Approaching
Competitive Pressure
30/100
Mechanism of Action
3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase, the enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of HMG-CoA to mevalonate, a rate-limiting step in the biosynthetic pathway for cholesterol. As a result, the expression of LDL-receptors followed by the uptake of LDL from blood to liver is…