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<applet load="" size="480" color="" frame="true" spin="on" Scene =" | <applet load="" size="480" color="" frame="true" spin="on" Scene ="Fluvastatin/Fluvastatin/1" align="right" caption="Fluvastatin, also known as Lescol"/> | ||
===Better Known as: Lescol=== | ===Better Known as: Lescol=== | ||
* Marketed By: Novartis <br /> | * Marketed By: Novartis <br /> | ||
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* Drug Class: [[HMGR]] Inhibitor or Statin | * Drug Class: [[HMGR]] Inhibitor or Statin | ||
* Date of FDA Approval (Patent Expiration): 1993 (2011)<br /> | * Date of FDA Approval (Patent Expiration): 1993 (2011)<br /> | ||
* 2000 Sales: $430 Million | * 2000 Sales: $430 Million | ||
* Why You Should Care: Was largely replaced by [[Lipitor]]. Statins are so ubiquitous, doctors have even suggested handing them out with fast food. See: [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-10955522 the article] <br /> | * Why You Should Care: Was largely replaced by [[Lipitor]]. Statins are so ubiquitous, doctors have even suggested handing them out with fast food. See: [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-10955522 the article] <br /> | ||
* The following is a list of Pharmacokinetic Parameters. See: [[Pharmaceutical Drugs]] for more information | * The following is a list of Pharmacokinetic Parameters. See: [[Pharmaceutical Drugs]] for more information | ||
