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Mevacor

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Mev·a·cor  (mv-kôr, -kr)
A trademark used for the drug lovastatin.
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Noun1.Mevacor - an oral drug (trade name Mevacor) to reduce blood cholesterol levels; used when dietary changes have proved inadequate
lovastatin
lipid-lowering medication, lipid-lowering medicine, statin, statin drug - a medicine that lowers blood cholesterol levels by inhibiting HMG-CoA reductase
brand, brand name, marque, trade name - a name given to a product or service
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The official reason given was safety concerns because of the use of standardized extracts which FDA tests found contained high levels of lovastatin, the active ingredient in Mevacor, a prescription drug approved for marketing in the United States as a treatment for high cholesterol.
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The leading statin drugs are Lipitor (generic name atorvastatin), Crestor (rosuvastatin), Mevacor (lovastatin), Pravacol (pravastatin), Zocor (simvastatin) and Lescol (fluvastatin).
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10-14 found that the company's product Red Yeast Rice contains significant levels of lovastatin, the active ingredient in Merck's Mevacor and its generic counterparts, which are FDA-approved drugs used to treat patients with primary hypercholesterolemia.
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