cerivastatin

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cerivastatin - an oral drug (trade name Baycol) to reduce blood cholesterol levelsBaycollipid-lowering medication, lipid-lowering medicine, statin, statin drug - a medicine that lowers blood cholesterol levels by inhibiting HMG-CoA reductase

cerivastatin

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cerivastatin

[sĕ-riv´ah-stat″in] an inhibitor of an enzyme involved in the biosynthesis of cholesterol; used as an adjunct in the treatment of hyperlipidemia. Withdrawn in the United States because it is associated with an increased risk for rhabdomyolysis.

cerivastatin

Baycol^® Cardiology Cholesterol-lowering, HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor/statin for managing hypercholesterolemia and mixed dyslipidemia; it ↑ HDL-C and ↓ LDL-C; withdrawn from the market as it was linked to rhabdomyolysis. See Statin.

cerivastatin

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Synonyms for cerivastatin

noun an oral drug (trade name Baycol) to reduce blood cholesterol levels

Synonyms

Baycol

Related Words

lipid-lowering medication
lipid-lowering medicine
statin
statin drug

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