Lovastatin

One of the constituents of red yeast is lovastatin, which is the same cholesterol-lowering drug called Mevacor manufactured by Merck, the pharmaceutical giant. ❋ JOHN LUST (2003)

A generic called lovastatin might work just as well, and will save you $64 per month. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Others took products such as lovastatin, sold by Merck as Mevacor, and pravastatin, sold by

John Henry Eden: The real savings will come when people start spending their own money under these high deductible plans. $100 for Lipitor or $4 for lovastatin. ❋ Unknown (2010)

That's actually not surprising, since they contain a naturally occurring form of one of those drugs, lovastatin. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The real savings will come when people start spending their own money under these high deductible plans. $100 for Lipitor or $4 for lovastatin. ❋ Unknown (2010)

And in that case, our Best Buy Drug recommendations are generic lovastatin, generic pravastatin, generic simvastatin, or atorvastatin (Lipitor). ❋ Unknown (2010)

The active ingredient in red yeast rice is a natural substance similar to the drug lovastatin. ❋ M.D. Leo Galland (2010)

Church went back to his doctor, who doubled his prescribed dose of lovastatin. ❋ Kevin Davies (2010)

And in that case, our Best Buy Drug recommendations are generic lovastatin, generic pravastatin, generic simvastatin, or atorvastatin Lipitor. ❋ Unknown (2010)

It can also interact with a long list of drugs, including lovastatin (Altoprev, Mevacor, and generic), clarithromycin (Biaxin and generic), and diltiazem (Cardizem and generic). ❋ Unknown (2010)

Management and for medical terazosin hcl payment only gemfibrozil lovastatin eyes. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Numerous studies compared Niaspan to a brand of lovastatin with extended release niacin. ❋ Unknown (2009)

A universal system of "basic" coverage will provide things that people can afford out of pocket anyways (eg. vaccines and lovastatin), and will promise things that it will not deliver (eg. tertiary care). ❋ James Gaulte (2009)

No. Other statins — including atorvastatin (Lipitor), lovastatin (Mevacor and generic), and simvastatin (Zocor and generic) — also lower both LDL and CRP. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Other statins—including atorvastatin (Lipitor), lovastatin (Mevacor and generic), and simvastatin (Zocor and generic)—also lower both LDL and CRP. ❋ Unknown (2008)