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Statin vs Cerivastatin - What's the difference?

statin | cerivastatin |

As nouns the difference between statin and cerivastatin

is that statin is (pharmaceutical drug) any of a class of drugs (chiefly lactones or pyrroles) that lower the amount of cholesterol in the blood by inhibiting an enzyme involved in its biosynthesis while cerivastatin is a synthetic statin formerly used to lower cholesterol and prevent cardiovascular disease, later withdrawn due to the risk of rhabdomyolysis.

statin

English

(wikipedia statin)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (pharmaceutical drug) Any of a class of drugs (chiefly lactones or pyrroles) that lower the amount of cholesterol in the blood by inhibiting an enzyme involved in its biosynthesis.

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    cerivastatin

    English

    Noun

    (-) (wikipedia cerivastatin)
  • A synthetic statin formerly used to lower cholesterol and prevent cardiovascular disease, later withdrawn due to the risk of rhabdomyolysis.