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4959 Cerivastatin
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Properties

Background

Gray
Bottle

Green
Cap

Light blue
Syringe

Blue
Bubbles
No
Drops
No
Label
Bacterium

Chemistry

Formula
C26H34FNO5
Carbon
26
Polarity
Neutral

Cerivastatin (INN, brand names: Baycol, Lipobay) is a synthetic member of the class of statins used to lower cholesterol and prevent cardiovascular disease. It was marketed by the pharmaceutical company Bayer A.G. in the late 1990s, competing with Pfizer's highly successful atorvastatin (Lipitor). Cerivastatin was voluntarily withdrawn from the market worldwide in 2001, due to reports of fatal rhabdomyolysis.

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