In a comparison test it perfomed as well as the standard anti-cholesterol drug lovastatin, normally only prescribed to people at serious risk. Lovastatin reduced LDL (low-density lipoprotein ...

Although OTC 20 mg lovastatin was rejected by the FDA ... or even a sense of invulnerability caused by the cholesterol medication. Notably, self-monitoring of LDL-cholesterol levels will be ...

Many adults with high LDL (bad) cholesterol resign themselves to taking a statin drug when no other lifestyle ... atorvastatin (Lipitor); fluvastatin (Lescol); lovastatin (Altoprev, Mevacor ...

In 1987, lovastatin — the first member of the ... of thousands of patients showed that lowering levels of LDL cholesterol with drugs in the statin class reduced the risk of heart attacks ...

Most common types of statins / cholesterol medications: Atorvastatin (Lipitor ... but it is generally well-tolerated. Lovastatin (Mevacor): This statin is less commonly used than other statins ...

Altoprev (lovastatin) and Pravachol (pravastatin ... can interfere with the effectiveness of cholesterol medications and increase the risk of side effects. It's important to avoid excessive ...

The body needs some cholesterol to maintain good health. But for those who need to reduce the risk of a heart attack or stroke, statin drugs lower the level of "bad" cholesterol (low-density lipo ...

the Air Force/Texas Coronary Atherosclerosis Prevention Study (AFCAPS/TexCAPS), [8] included both men and women with elevated cholesterol levels and utilized another statin drug, lovastatin.