General description
Fluvastatin is a lipid-lowering agent used as an alternative to simvastatin in the treatment of hyperlipidemia and for the secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease.
INN
Fluvastatin
Medicine type
Chemical agent
EML status history
First added in 2021
(TRS
1035)
for
Mixed hyperlipidaemia
Changed in 2021
(TRS
1035)
for
Coronary atherosclerosis
Therapeutic equivalent for
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