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  • noun A synthetic statin formerly used to lower cholesterol and prevent cardiovascular disease, later withdrawn due to the risk of rhabdomyolysis.

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  • noun an oral drug (trade name Baycol) to reduce blood cholesterol levels

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  • He noted that if cerivastatin, which was taken off the market because of side effects, was the first statin to be developed, it could have prevented the other statins, which have far fewer side effects, from being developed, and it was important not to write off an entire class of agents just because of a bad experience with one compound.

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  • A case series Caveats of rhabdomyolysis associated with cerivastatin could have been constructed and analyzed to Data source caveats evaluate the company's post-marketing experi - ence, and clinical trial data could have been Reports may be submitted using either a drug's examined if additional follow-up was required. generic or brand name.

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  • Included in this category are fluvastatin (Lescol), lovastatin (Mevacor), pravastatin (Pravachol), simvastatin (Zocor), atorvastatin (Lipitor), and cerivastatin (Baycol).

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