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Family · Pharmaceutical analytical standards

Pravastatin

A statin that lowers LDL cholesterol by blocking the enzyme HMG-CoA reductase, derived from compactin, the first statin, isolated by Akira Endo from the fungus Penicillium citrinum; in use since 1989. This family brings together the active ingredient, pharmacopoeial impurities, labelled standards and other impurities.

Did you know?It was first found in the urine of a dog, during studies on how compactin is metabolised; today it is made by letting microorganisms such as Streptomyces carbophilus add a hydroxyl group to compactin.

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EDQM standards 2

The official European Pharmacopoeia standards for this family.

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