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• n  an oral drug (trade name Pravachol) administered to reduce blood cholesterol levels; recommended after nonfatal heart attacks

• Additionally, half took daily doses of the cholesterol drug pravastatin, while the other half took a placebo.
• Estrogen lowers bad cholesterol too, but not as much as pravastatin does.
• After investigators showed that both simvastatin and pravastatin (Pravachol) could cut the number of first heart attacks among those with high cholesterol, doctors assumed that all .

• Pravachol

News & Articles

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• New Data Showed LIVALO® (pitavastatin) 4 mg had Neutral Effects on Fasting Serum Glucose and HbA1c Levels in HIV ...
  SAN FRANCISCO, June 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. and Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) announced results of a pre-specified safety analysis from the INTREPID (HIV-infected patieNts and TREatment with PItavastatin vs. pravastatin for Dyslipidemia) trial...
  June 17, 2013 - PR Newswire

Quotes

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• Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw in Sify
  The growth was driven by our successful entry into the Pravastatin market in Europe following the expiry of product patents in key markets in the region,Biocon Chairperson Kiran Mazumdar Shaw told reporters.