FDA Approved: * December 20, 2016 Pharm Company: *AUROBINDO PHARMA LTD Category:Cholesterol
Pitavastatin (usually as a calcium salt) is a member of the blood cholesterol lowering medication class of statins.[1]
Like other statins, it is an inhibitor of HMG-CoA reductase, the enzyme that catalyses the first step of cholesterol synthesis.
It was patented in 1987 and approved for medical use in 2003.[2] It is available in Japan, South Korea and in India.[3] In the US, it received FDA approval in 2009.[4]
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