pravastatin
/ˌpravəˈstatɪn/Pharmacology
noun
A cholesterol-lowering drug of the statin class.
- Pravastatin is the sodium salt of a substituted naphthalene. Formula: C23H35O7Na..
Origin
1980s; earliest use found in Forbes. From pra-, of unknown origin + va- (perhaps in vaso-) + statin.