PITAVASTATIN CALCIUM (pitavastatin calcium) by Evergreen Therapeutics is 12. First approved in 2017.
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12.1 Mechanism of Action Pitavastatin is an inhibitor of 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…
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