Mevastatin
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Mevastatin.
Mevastatin is a drug used to control cholesterol by inhibiting the enzyme HMG-CoA reductase, which diminishes the production of mevalonate, a key precursor of cholesterol. It is a class i statin and it similar in structure and function to other class I statins lovastatin, pravastain and simvastatin.
External Links
The most up-to-date information about Mevastatin and other drugs can be found at the following sites.
- Mevastatin - FDA approved drug information (drug label) from DailyMed (U.S. National Library of Medicine).
- Mevastatin - Drug information for consumers from MedMaster (U.S. National Library of Medicine).
- Mevastatin - Detailed information from DrugBank.
