The FDA is concerned about these specific lovastatin-containing supplements because lovastatin is the active ingredient in Mevacor, a prescription drug sold ...
Three generic statins are now available: simvastatin, pravastatin, and lovastatin. Lipitor's Web site makes a point of saying there is "no generic form of ...
... easier access to statins (which lower "bad" cholesterol and raise levels of "good" cholesterol) using lovastatin 20 mg as the over-the-counter statin. ...
... and Pfizer wants to hang on to its market share," said Williams. The three generic statins - Simvastatin, Pravastatin, and Lovastatin - cost far less.
... claims that it artificially inflated prices for some of its drugs in the USA, including Mevacor (lovastatin), Vioxx (rofecoxib) and Zocor (simvastatin). ...
Mootha and his colleagues found that three out of the six statins (Fluvastatin, Lovastatin, and Simvastatin) interfered with mitochondria energy levels, ...
"Of the six statins present in our screening collection, three (fluvastatin, lovastatin and simvastatin) produced strong decreases in cellular ATP levels ...
The FDA indicated that a 20 milligram dose of Mevacor OTC, or lovastatin, would require a revised label and additional data to obtain approval. ...
... the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to its New Drug Application (NDA) seeking approval for over-the-counter (OTC) MEVACOR® (lovastatin) 20 mg. ...
Abbott also has a Advicor, which combines Niaspan and lovastatin, the generic version of Merck's Mevacor. The new drugs probably will have minimal effect on ...