cerivastatin

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What does cerivastatin mean?

A synthetic statin formerly used to lower cholesterol and prevent cardiovascular disease, later withdrawn due to the risk of rhabdomyolysis.

Where does cerivastatin come from?

From [Term?] + -vastatin (“HMG CoA reductase inhibitor”).

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