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Lovastatin vs Simvastatin - What's the difference?

lovastatin | simvastatin |

As nouns the difference between lovastatin and simvastatin

is that lovastatin is (medicine) a statin that inhibits the synthesis of cholesterol while simvastatin is a hypolipidemic drug used to control hypercholesterolemia and to prevent cardiovascular disease.

lovastatin

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (medicine) A statin that inhibits the synthesis of cholesterol

    • simvastatin

    English

    (wikipedia simvastatin)

    Noun

    (-)
  • A hypolipidemic drug used to control hypercholesterolemia and to prevent cardiovascular disease.