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ATC Level5: C10AA02 - Lovastatin
ATC Level1:
- C - Cardiovascular system
ATC Level2:
- C10 - Lipid modifying agents
ATC Level3:
- C10A - Lipid modifying agents, plain
ATC Level4:
- C10AA - HMG CoA reductase inhibitors
ATC Level5:
Drugs in ATC category "C10AA02":
- Altocor
- Lovastatin is used along with a proper diet to help lower "bad" cholesterol and fats (such as LDL , triglycerides ) and raise "good" cholesterol (HDL) in the blood . It belongs to a group of drugs known as " statins ." It works by reducing the amount of cholesterol made by the liver . Lowering "bad" cholesterol and triglycerides and raising "good" cholesterol decreases the risk of heart disease and helps prevent strokes and heart attacks . In addition to eating a proper diet (such...
- Altoprev
- Lovastatin is used along with a proper diet to help lower "bad" cholesterol and fats (such as LDL , triglycerides ) and raise "good" cholesterol (HDL) in the blood . It belongs to a group of drugs known as " statins ." It works by reducing the amount of cholesterol made by the liver . Lowering "bad" cholesterol and triglycerides and raising "good" cholesterol decreases the risk of heart disease and helps prevent strokes and heart attacks . In addition to eating a proper diet (such...
- Anlostin
- Apextatin
- Apo-Lovastatin
- Lovastatin belongs to the family of medications known as cholesterol-lowering medications . It is used in addition to diet and exercise to lower high cholesterol. It is also used to slow the progression of coronary atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries in the heart). It works by blocking an enzyme that is needed to make cholesterol in the body. Less cholesterol is made, and cholesterol levels in the blood decrease. The medication usually takes about 2 to 6 weeks to have a...
- Artein
- Aterkey
- Aurostatin
- Ava-Lovastatin
- Aztatin
- Basaterol
- Belvas
- CO Lovastatin
- Cardiostatin
- Casbame
- Cecural
- Cholestra
- Cholvastin
- Closterol
- Colesvir
- Colevix
- Compactin
- Dilucid
- Dislipin
- Dom-Lovastatin
- Lovastatin belongs to the family of medications known as cholesterol-lowering medications . It is used in addition to diet and exercise to lower high cholesterol. It is also used to slow the progression of coronary atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries in the heart). It works by blocking an enzyme that is needed to make cholesterol in the body. Less cholesterol is made, and cholesterol levels in the blood decrease. The medication usually takes about 2 to 6 weeks to have a...
- Ellanco
- Elstatin
- Elstin
- Favolip
- Gen-Lovastatin
- Hipolip
- Hiposterol
- Hipovastin
- Holetar
- Ilopar
- Justin (Lovastatin)
- Pharmacological action NSAIDs, a derivative of phenylacetic acid, diclofenac has a pronounced anti-inflammatory, analgesic and mild antipyretic effect. The mechanism of action is associated with inhibition of COX activity - the main enzyme metabolism of arachidonic acid, which is a precursor of prostaglandins, which play a major role in the pathogenesis of inflammation, pain and fever. Analgesic effect is due to two mechanisms: peripheral (indirectly, through suppression of prostaglandin...
- Lestatin
- Lestric
- Levistan
- Liferzit
- Lipdaune
- Lipdip
- Liperol
- Lipidless
- Lipistat
- Lipivas (Lovastatin)
- Pharmacological action Lipivas is a lipid-lowering drugs of the statin group. An inhibition of HMG-CoA reductase leads to a series of sequential reactions that result in reduced intracellular cholesterol content and it is a compensatory increase in activity of LDL receptors and thus accelerate the catabolism of LDL cholesterol. The lipid-lowering effect of statins is associated with lower levels of total cholesterol by LDL-C. The reduction in LDL cholesterol is dose-dependent and is not...
- Lipofren
- Liposcler
- Lipovas
- Lipus
- Lispor
- Lochol
- Lofacol
- Lomar
- Loriter
- Lostatin
- Lotin
- Lotivas
- Lotyn
- Lova
- Lovabeta
- Lovacard
- Lovacodan
- Lovacol
- Lovadac
- Lovadrug
- Lovadura
- Lovagamma
- Lovahexal
- Lovalip
- Lovalord
- Lovameg
- Lovanil
- Lovapen
- Lovarem
- Lovas
- Lovasc
- Lovast
- Lovastat
- Lovastatin (Lovastatin)
- DESCRIPTION Lovastatin, USP is a cholesterol lowering agent isolated from a strain of Aspergillus terreus . After oral ingestion, lovastatin, USP, which is an inactive lactone, is hydrolyzed to the corresponding β-hydroxyacid form. This is a principal metabolite and an inhibitor of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase. This enzyme catalyzes the conversion of HMG-CoA to mevalonate, which is an early and rate limiting step in the...
- Lovastatin-Saar
- Lovastatina
- Lovasten
- Lovasterol
- Lovastin
- Lovastrol
- Lovatex
- Lovatin
- Lovaton
- Lovatop
- Lovatrol
- Lovax
- Lovex
- Lowlipid
- Lozutin
- Medostatin
- Medovascin
- Mevacor Forte
- Mevacor
- Lovastatin belongs to the family of medications known as cholesterol-lowering medications . It is used in addition to diet and exercise to lower high cholesterol. It is also used to slow the progression of coronary atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries in the heart). It works by blocking an enzyme that is needed to make cholesterol in the body. Less cholesterol is made, and cholesterol levels in the blood decrease. The medication usually takes about 2 to 6 weeks to have a...
- Mevastatin
- Mevasterol
- Mevastin
- Mevinacor
- Mevinol
- Mevinolin
- Mevlor
- Minor
- Misodomin
- Monacolin K
- Monakolin K
- Mylan-Lovastatin
- Lovastatin belongs to the family of medications known as cholesterol-lowering medications . It is used in addition to diet and exercise to lower high cholesterol. It is also used to slow the progression of coronary atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries in the heart). It works by blocking an enzyme that is needed to make cholesterol in the body. Less cholesterol is made, and cholesterol levels in the blood decrease. The medication usually takes about 2 to 6 weeks to have a...
- Nabicortin
- Neolipid
- Nergadan
- Nij-Terol
- Novo-Lovastatin
- Nu-Lovastatin
- Lovastatin belongs to the family of medications known as cholesterol-lowering medications . It is used in addition to diet and exercise to lower high cholesterol. It is also used to slow the progression of coronary atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries in the heart). It works by blocking an enzyme that is needed to make cholesterol in the body. Less cholesterol is made, and cholesterol levels in the blood decrease. The medication usually takes about 2 to 6 weeks to have a...
- PHL-Lovastatin
- Lovastatin belongs to the family of medications known as cholesterol-lowering medications . It is used in addition to diet and exercise to lower high cholesterol. It is also used to slow the progression of coronary atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries in the heart). It works by blocking an enzyme that is needed to make cholesterol in the body. Less cholesterol is made, and cholesterol levels in the blood decrease. The medication usually takes about 2 to 6 weeks to have a...
- PMS-Lovastatin
- Lovastatin belongs to the family of medications known as cholesterol-lowering medications . It is used in addition to diet and exercise to lower high cholesterol. It is also used to slow the progression of coronary atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries in the heart). It works by blocking an enzyme that is needed to make cholesterol in the body. Less cholesterol is made, and cholesterol levels in the blood decrease. The medication usually takes about 2 to 6 weeks to have a...
- Paschol
- Pro HDL
- Pro-Lovastatin
- Lovastatin belongs to the family of medications known as cholesterol-lowering medications . It is used in addition to diet and exercise to lower high cholesterol. It is also used to slow the progression of coronary atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries in the heart). It works by blocking an enzyme that is needed to make cholesterol in the body. Less cholesterol is made, and cholesterol levels in the blood decrease. The medication usually takes about 2 to 6 weeks to have a...
- Ran-Lovastatin
- Lovastatin belongs to the family of medications known as cholesterol-lowering medications . It is used in addition to diet and exercise to lower high cholesterol. It is also used to slow the progression of coronary atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries in the heart). It works by blocking an enzyme that is needed to make cholesterol in the body. Less cholesterol is made, and cholesterol levels in the blood decrease. The medication usually takes about 2 to 6 weeks to have a...
- Ratio-Lovastatin
- Lovastatin belongs to the family of medications known as cholesterol-lowering medications . It is used in addition to diet and exercise to lower high cholesterol. It is also used to slow the progression of coronary atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries in the heart). It works by blocking an enzyme that is needed to make cholesterol in the body. Less cholesterol is made, and cholesterol levels in the blood decrease. The medication usually takes about 2 to 6 weeks to have a...
- Recol
- Reducol
- Rhoxal-Lovastatin
- Riva-Lovastatin
- Lovastatin belongs to the family of medications known as cholesterol-lowering medications . It is used in addition to diet and exercise to lower high cholesterol. It is also used to slow the progression of coronary atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries in the heart). It works by blocking an enzyme that is needed to make cholesterol in the body. Less cholesterol is made, and cholesterol levels in the blood decrease. The medication usually takes about 2 to 6 weeks to have a...
- Rodatin
- Rovacor
- Sidevar
- Sivlor
- Taucor
- Tecnolip
- Teroltrat
- Terveson
- Velkalov
- Vero-Lovastatin
- Viking
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The information was verified by Dr. Rachana Salvi, MD Pharmacology
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