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Pravastatin vs Mevastatin - What's the difference?

pravastatin | mevastatin |

As nouns the difference between pravastatin and mevastatin

is that pravastatin is a statin used to lower blood cholesterol levels, especially after a heart attack while mevastatin is a statin, produced by the mould Penicillium citrinum, used in the production of pravastatin.

pravastatin

English

Noun

(wikipedia pravastatin) (-)
  • A statin used to lower blood cholesterol levels, especially after a heart attack

    • mevastatin

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia mevastatin) (-)
  • A statin, produced by the mould Penicillium citrinum , used in the production of pravastatin