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Drugs that inhibit hmg coa reductase known collectively as hmg coa reductase inhibitors or statins are used to lower serum cholesterol as a means of reducing the risk for cardiovascular disease. Statins also known as hmg coa reductase inhibitors are a class of lipid lowering medications that reduc…

Dosing uses side effects interactions patient handouts pricing and more from medscape reference. From the name itself hmg coa reductase inhibitors or statins interfere with the rate limiting first step of cholesterol synthesis the conversion of acetyl acetate into mevalonate. Allosteric Inhibito…