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statin::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | lipid-lowering medication, lipid-lowering medicine, statin drug |
| Type of | medication, medicinal drug, medicine, medicament |
| Has types | lescol, lipitor, lovastatin, mevacor, pravachol, pravastatin, simvastatin, atorvastatin, zocor, baycol, cerivastatin, fluvastatin |
Examples of statin
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In 1987, Merck received regulatory approval to market the first statin, Mevacor.
From the bloomberg.com
When I asked about a generic, she said no generic statin will be as good for me.
From the suntimes.com
The study showed that the combination of statin and fibrate treatment was safe.
From the omaha.com
It was still a statin, and, despite my concerns, I took it like a good patient.
From the dailyherald.com
For those taking a statin and a dummy pill, prostate growth was 3.9 percent less.
From the sciencedaily.com
If your doctor recommends you take a statin, look at every alternative, carefully.
From the latimes.com
Yet many statin users still have heart attacks, because LDL isn't the whole story.
From the kansas.com
The authors found 256 cases of statin-induced eye problems in medical reports.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Instead, it was concerned with comparing the effects of different doses of statin.
From the borehamwoodtimes.co.uk
- Lipid-lowering medicine: a medicine that lowers blood cholesterol levels by inhibiting HMG-CoA reductase
- Statins (or HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors) are a class of drug used to lower cholesterol levels by inhibiting the enzyme HMG-CoA reductase, which plays a central role in the production of cholesterol in the liver. ...
- Any of a class of drugs (chiefly lactones or pyrroles) that lower the amount of cholesterol in the blood by inhibiting an enzyme involved in its biosynthesis
- Statins are often the first choice in medicines for the treatment of high LDL (low density lipoproteins) or "bad" cholesterol. They work in the liver to prevent the formation of cholesterol. ...
- (Statins) A drug that is designed to lower fat or fatty acids (lipids) in the blood stream. (Lipitor and Zocor are popular statins).
- (Statins) have proven to be very effective and well-tolerated in most patients and are regarded as the treatment of choice for lowering "bad" cholesterol levels. ...
- Statins are used to reduce the amount of cholesterol in your blood. The medications, available in pill form, are usually taken right before bed. ...
- Statistical Institute of Jamaica
- A class of drugs that lower cholesterol levels in people with cardiovascular disease or in those who are at risk of developing it.
