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== Overview ==
== Overview ==
Mevacor <scene name='75/758442/Lovastatin/1'>Lovastatin</scene> is a potent anticholesteremic agent, a common drug used to lower LDL (low-density lipoprotein) and triglyceride levels of patients susceptible to heart attacks, strokes, and chest pain due to clogged arteries. <ref name= "six">Altoprev, Mevacor (lovastatin) Drug Side Effects, Interactions, and Medication Information on eMedicineHealth. (n.d.). Retrieved March 28, 2017, from http://www.emedicinehealth.com/drug-lovastatin/article_em.htm</ref> Lovastatin works to suppress cholesterol synthesis by controlling the changes in activity of HMG-CoA reductase, the enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of HMG-CoA to mevalonate, leading to changes in the rate of cholesterol synthesis (14).  
<scene name='75/758442/Lovastatin/1'>Lovastatin</scene>, generic for Mevacor, is a potent anticholesteremic agent, a common drug used to lower LDL (low-density lipoprotein) and triglyceride levels of patients susceptible to heart attacks, strokes, and chest pain due to clogged arteries. <ref name= "six">Altoprev, Mevacor (lovastatin) Drug Side Effects, Interactions, and Medication Information on eMedicineHealth. (n.d.). Retrieved March 28, 2017, from http://www.emedicinehealth.com/drug-lovastatin/article_em.htm</ref> Lovastatin works to suppress cholesterol synthesis by controlling the changes in activity of HMG-CoA reductase, the enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of HMG-CoA to mevalonate, leading to changes in the rate of cholesterol synthesis (14).  


== History/Origin ==
== History/Origin ==
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