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fluvastatin

under Fatty Acids, Monounsaturated
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More on Fatty Acids, Monounsaturated Definition: Fatty acids which are unsaturated in only one position.      Other names Monounsaturated Fatty Acids; Acids, Monounsaturated Fatty
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
fluvastatin [ 7-(3-(4-fluorophenyl)-1-(1-methylethyl)-1H-indol-2-yl)-3,5-dihydroxy-6-heptenoate,Lescol,XU 62-320,XU 62320,XU-62320,fluindostatin,fluvastatin sodium,fluvastatin sodium salt ]
  a once-a-day oral medication for the treatment of high blood cholesterol (hypercholesterolemia) in patients who do not respond to diet alone; structure in first source 		93957-54-1   *Fatty Acids, Monounsaturated *Indoles Antioxidants
Pharma Action Anticholesteremic Agents; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors 		Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1990;170(2):726 LESCOL XL; FLUVASTATIN; FLUVASTATIN SODIUM; LESCOL

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