title: New statins and new doses of older statins.
abstract: The need for greater reductions in LDL cholesterol, although remaining to be proven as clinically beneficial, continues to drive the development of either higher doses of currently approved and marketed statins or the development of new, more effective agents.
authors: Medical Research Laboratories, 2 Tesseneer, Highland Heights, KY 41076, USA. esteinmrl@aol.com
authors: E A
authors: EA
authors: Stein
mesh_terms: D000069059:Atorvastatin; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL / Q000378:metabolism; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005229:Fatty Acids, Monounsaturated / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005464:Fluorobenzenes / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000077340:Fluvastatin; D006538:Heptanoic Acids / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D000960:Hypolipidemic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D007211:Indoles / Q000008:administration & dosage; D008148:Lovastatin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D017035:Pravastatin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D011725:Pyridines / Q000008:administration & dosage; D011743:Pyrimidines; D011758:Pyrroles / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000068718:Rosuvastatin Calcium; D019821:Simvastatin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D013449:Sulfonamides
chemical_list: D008078:Cholesterol, LDL; D005229:Fatty Acids, Monounsaturated; D005464:Fluorobenzenes; D006538:Heptanoic Acids; D000960:Hypolipidemic Agents; D007211:Indoles; D011725:Pyridines; D011743:Pyrimidines; D011758:Pyrroles; D013449:Sulfonamides; D000077340:Fluvastatin; D000068718:Rosuvastatin Calcium; D008148:Lovastatin; D000069059:Atorvastatin; D019821:Simvastatin; C086276:cerivastatin; D017035:Pravastatin