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Review
. 2002 Sep;3(9):1334-41.

Pitavastatin Nissan/Kowa Yakuhin/Novartis/Sankyo

Nicholas A Flores  1
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  • PMID: 12498010
Review

Pitavastatin Nissan/Kowa Yakuhin/Novartis/Sankyo

Nicholas A Flores. Curr Opin Investig Drugs. 2002 Sep.

Abstract

Pitavastatin (nisvastatin) is an HMG CoA reductase inhibitor being developed jointly by Nissan, Kowa Kogyo, Novartis and Sankyo for the potential treatment of atherosclerosis and hyperlipidemia.

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