 Atorvastatin Calcium
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A pyrrole and heptanoic acid derivative,HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITOR (statin), and ANTICHOLESTEREMIC AGENT that is used to reduce serum levels of LDL-CHOLESTEROL; APOLIPOPROTEIN B; AND TRIGLYCERIDES and to increase serum levels of HDL-CHOLESTEROL in the treatment of HYPERLIPIDEMIAS and prevention of CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES in patients with multiple risk factors.
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D000069059
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D03.383.129.578.075 D10.251.450.200
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| Concept/Terms |
Atorvastatin Calcium- Atorvastatin Calcium
- Calcium, Atorvastatin
- Atorvastatin Calcium Trihydrate
- Calcium Trihydrate, Atorvastatin
- Trihydrate, Atorvastatin Calcium
- Atorvastatin, Calcium Salt
- Calcium Salt Atorvastatin
- Atorvastatin Calcium Hydrate
- Calcium Hydrate, Atorvastatin
- Hydrate, Atorvastatin Calcium
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| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Atorvastatin Calcium" by people in Profiles.
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Chan DY, Chan DT, Sun TF, Ng SC, Wong GK, Poon WS. The use of atorvastatin for chronic subdural haematoma: a retrospective cohort comparison study. Br J Neurosurg. 2017 Feb; 31(1):72-77.
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Laudi S, Trump S, Schmitz V, West J, McMurtry IF, Mutlak H, Christians U, Weimann J, Kaisers U, Steudel W. Serotonin transporter protein in pulmonary hypertensive rats treated with atorvastatin. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol. 2007 Sep; 293(3):L630-8.
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Morikawa S, Umetani M, Nakagawa S, Yamazaki H, Suganami H, Inoue K, Kitahara M, Hamakubo T, Kodama T, Saito Y. Relative induction of mRNA for HMG CoA reductase and LDL receptor by five different HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors in cultured human cells. J Atheroscler Thromb. 2000; 7(3):138-44.
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