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01.10.2002 | Adis New Drug Profile

Rosuvastatin

A Viewpoint by Anders C. Olsson

verfasst von: Anders C. Olsson

Erschienen in: Drugs | Ausgabe 14/2002

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The development of rosuvastatin suggests that this drug may be useful in the treatment and prevention of cardiovascular disease. Rosuvastatin is an appealing statin to the clinician in several ways. It has a marked inhibitory effect on hydroxymethylglutaryl coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase and shows an effective hepatic selectivity, unlike other HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors, which might be of importance with regard to the risk of adverse effects. In addition, it has a low propensity for pharmacokinetic drug interactions and is metabolised very slowly by hepatocytes. …
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Titel
Rosuvastatin
A Viewpoint by Anders C. Olsson
verfasst von
Anders C. Olsson
Publikationsdatum
01.10.2002
Verlag
Springer International Publishing
Erschienen in
Drugs / Ausgabe 14/2002
Print ISSN: 0012-6667
Elektronische ISSN: 1179-1950
DOI
https://doi.org/10.2165/00003495-200262140-00009

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