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Blue Round Pill E 72

Updated July 18, 2009
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Wed, June 3, 2009

i found a blue round pill with E 72 on one side and nothing on the other. Can anyone help identify this pill?

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David Says:
Sat, July 18, 2009

Based on the description provided, I believe the blue pill you have is called Lovastatin (20 mg); manufactured by Sandoz Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Lovastatin is an inhibitor of 3-hydroxy-3methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase (HMG-CoA reductase), an enzyme which catalyzes the conversion of HMG-CoA to mevalonate. Mevalonate is a required building block for cholesterol biosynthesis and lovastatin interferes with its production by acting as a reversible competitive inhibitor for HMG-CoA which binds to the HMG-CoA reductase.

In other words, Lovastatin is used to reduce LDL cholesterol in patients (noted to be as much as 40% reduction with the max dosage of 80 mg).

To view more information regarding Lovastatin, please follow the link below...
https:/­/­rxchat.com/­wiki/­Lovastatin/­

Do you have any more questions or concerns regarding Lovastatin? Please post back if you do, so I can further assist you.

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