Lovastatin
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| Lovastatin | |
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| Term | Lovastatin |
| Short definition | Lovastatin (LOH-vuh-STA-tin) A drug used to lower blood cholesterol levels. It is also being studied to prevent and treat some types of cancer. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
Lovastatin - (pronounced) (LOH-vuh-STA-tin) A drug used to lower blood cholesterol levels. It is also being studied to prevent and treat some types of cancer. Lovastatin is a type of HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor (statin). Also called Mevacor
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