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May 27, 1994
                			
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				Fluvastatin for Lowering Cholesterol
May 27, 1994 (Issue: 923)
				Fluvastatin (Lescol - Sandoz), an HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor, was recently  marketed in the USA for treatment of hypercholesterolemia. A synthetic mevalonolactone  derivative, it is chemically distinct from previously available drugs in this...more
        			
        			
				
				
        			
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