- Lovastatin, sold
under the
brand name
Mevacor among others, is a
statin medication, to
treat high
blood cholesterol and
reduce the risk of cardiovascular...
-
monacolin K were identical.
Lovastatin became the
patented prescription drug
Mevacor. Red
yeast rice went on to
become a non-prescription
dietary supplement...
-
selling an
unapproved version of the
prescription cholesterol drug
called Mevacor. FDA
laboratory analysis determined that two of SHP's red
yeast rice supplements...
- MK803) from the
fungus Aspergillus terreus,
first marketed in 1987 as
Mevacor. In the 1990s, as a
result of
public campaigns,
people in the
United States...
-
limited to: Some statins,
including atorvastatin (Lipitor),
lovastatin (
Mevacor), and
simvastatin (Zocor, Simlup, Simcor, Simvacor) In contrast, pravastatin...
-
introduced in 1981 for the
newly created diagnosis of
panic disorder, soared.
Mevacor (lovastatin) is the
first and most
influential statin in the
American market...
-
company in the world. In 1979,
Merck scientists developed lovastatin (
Mevacor), the
first drug of the
statin class.
Merck scientist William C. Campbell...
- MK803) from the
fungus Aspergillus terreus,
first marketed in 1987 as
Mevacor. In
April 1994, the
results of a Merck-sponsored study, the Scandinavian...
-
cardiovascular disease.
These drugs include rosuvastatin (CRESTOR),
lovastatin (
Mevacor),
atorvastatin (Lipitor),
pravastatin (Pravachol),
fluvastatin (Lescol)...
-
version of
rival Merck & Co.'s
orphan drug
lovastatin (brand name
Mevacor).
Mevacor,
which was
first marketed in 1987, was the industry's
first statin...
