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Preferred term

Atorvastatin  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A pyrrole and heptanoic acid derivative, HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITOR (statin), and ANTICHOLESTEREMIC AGENT that is used to reduce serum levels of LDL-CHOLESTEROL; APOLIPOPROTEIN B; and TRIGLYCERIDES. It is used to increase serum levels of HDL-CHOLESTEROL in the treatment of HYPERLIPIDEMIAS, and for the prevention of CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES in patients with multiple risk factors.

Broader concept

Synonym(s)

  • 110862-48-1 (Atorvastatin Calcium)
  • (3R,5R)-7-(2-(4-Fluorophenyl)-5-isopropyl-3-phenyl-4-(phenylcarbamoyl)-1H-pyrrol-1-yl)-3,5-dihydroxyheptanoic acid
  • 48A5M73Z4Q
  • A0JWA85V8F
  • C0GEJ5QCSO

In other languages

  • French

  • 110862-48-1 (Atorvastatin Calcium)
  • 48A5M73Z4Q
  • A0JWA85V8F
  • C0GEJ5QCSO

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-R0R0CC1Z-2

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