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:D00892
• PMID:10037456
• PMID:10823666
• PMID:11273020
• PMID:11939635
• PMID:20064114
• PMID:23033850
• PMID:7492622
• PMID:8104114
• PMID:8466953
• Patent:EP1825847
• Reaxys:6630711

Ontology

ChEBI  ( EBI )