Rosuvastatin: A Review of the Pharmacology and Clinical Effectiveness in Cardiovascular Disease

Rosuvastatin is a new generation HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor which exhibits some unique pharmacologic and pharmacokinetic properties. It has low extrahepatic tissue penetration, low potential for CYP3A4 interactions and substantial LDL-C lowering capacity and therefore has distinct advantages. We co...

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Main Authors: Ahai Luvai, Wycliffe Mbagaya, Alistair S. Hall, Julian H. Barth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2012-01-01
Series:Clinical Medicine Insights: Cardiology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.4137/CMC.S4324