fluvastatin sodium

Term ID

CHEBI:5137

Synonyms

• (+-)-fluvastatin sodium
• (+-)-sodium (3R,5S,6E)-7-[3-(4-fluorophenyl)-1-isopropyl-1H-indol-2-yl]-3,5-dihydroxyhept-6-enoate
• Lescol
• Lipaxan
• Locol
• Lymetel
• Primesin
• rac-sodium (3R,5S,6E)-7-[3-(4-fluorophenyl)-1-isopropyl-1H-indol-2-yl]-3,5-dihydroxyhept-6-enoate
• sodium (+-)-(3R,5S,6E)-7-[3-(4-fluorophenyl)-1-isopropyl-1H-indol-2-yl]-3,5-dihydroxyhept-6-enoate
• Vastin
• XU-62-320

Definition

A racemate that is the sodium salt of fluvastatin. An HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor, it is used to reduce triglycerides and LDL-cholesterol, and increase HDL-chloesterol, in the treatment of hyperlipidaemia.

References

• cas:93957-55-2
• drugbank:DB01095
• kegg.drug:D00892
• patent:EP1825847
• pubmed:10037456
• pubmed:10823666
• pubmed:11273020
• pubmed:11939635
• pubmed:20064114
• pubmed:23033850
• pubmed:7492622
• pubmed:8104114
• pubmed:8466953
• reaxys:6630711

Ontology

ChEBI  ( EBI )