Fluvastatin

In the US, Fluvastatin (fluvastatin systemic) is a member of the drug class statins and is used to treat High Cholesterol, High Cholesterol - Familial Heterozygous, Hyperlipoproteinemia, Hyperlipoproteinemia Type IIa - Elevated LDL and Hyperlipoproteinemia Type IIb - Elevated LDL VLDL.

US matches:

• Fluvastatin


• Fluvastatin Extended-Release Tablets


• Fluvastatin Sodium

UK matches:

• Fluvastatin 20mg & 40mg Capsules
• Fluvastatin Capsules 20mg, 40mg
• Fluvastatin 20mg and 40mg Capsules (SPC)
• Fluvastatin 20mg Capsules (Winthrop Pharmaceuticals UK Ltd) (SPC)
• Fluvastatin 20mg Capsules (Actavis UK Ltd) (SPC)
• Fluvastatin 40mg Capsules (SPC)

Scheme

Rec.INN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

C10AA04

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0093957-54-1

Chemical Formula

C24-H26-F-N-O4

Molecular Weight

411

Therapeutic Category

Antilipemic agent, HMG CoA reductase inhibitor (statin)

Chemical Name

(±)-(3R*,5S*,6E)-7-[3-(p-Fluorophenyl)-1-isopropylindol-2-yl]-3,5-dihydroxy-6-heptenoic acid

Foreign Names

• Fluvastatinum (Latin)
• Fluvastatin (German)
• Fluvastatine (French)
• Fluvastatina (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Fluvastatin (OS: BAN)
• Fluvastatine (OS: DCF)
• Fluindostatin (IS)
• Fluvastatin Sodium (OS: USAN, BANM)
• SRI 62320 (IS)
• XU 62320 (IS: Sandoz)
• Fluvastatin Sodium (PH: USP 32, BP 2010)

Brand Names

• Fluvastatin Hexal
  Hexal, Luxembourg



• Fluvastatin Mylan
  Mylan, Slovakia



• Fluvastatin-Actavis
  Actavis, Slovakia



• Lescol XL
  Novartis, Vietnam



• Lescol
  Novartis, Tunisia; Novartis, Tunisia; Novartis, Turkey



• Lochol
  Novartis, Hungary



• Luvinsta
  Actavis, Bulgaria; Actavis, Bulgaria



• Canef
  Jaba, Portugal



• Cardiol
  Bial, Portugal



• Cranoc
  Novartis, Germany



• Digaril Prolib
  Solvay, Spain



• Digaril
  Solvay, Spain



• Fluvabene
  Ratiopharm, Slovakia



• Fluvas
  Silva, Bangladesh



• Fluvastatin AbZ
  AbZ, Germany



• Fluvastatin Actavis
  Actavis, Austria



• Fluvastatin AL
  Aliud, Germany



• Fluvastatin beta
  Betapharm, Germany



• Fluvastatin Genericon
  Genericon, Austria



• Fluvastatin Hexal
  Hexal, Austria; Hexal, Germany



• Fluvastatin Novartis
  Novartis, China



• Fluvastatin Pharmathen
  Pharmathen, Greece



• Fluvastatin Sandoz
  Sandoz, Austria; Sandoz, Switzerland; Sandoz, Germany



• Fluvastatin Stada
  Stada, Austria; Stada, Germany



• Fluvastatin Winthrop
  Winthrop, Germany



• Fluvastatin-1A Pharma
  1A Pharma, Austria; 1A Pharma, Germany



• Fluvastatin-Actavis
  Actavis, Germany



• Fluvastatin-CT
  CT Arzneimittel, Germany



• Fluvastatine Actavis
  Actavis, France



• Fluvastatine Biogaran
  Biogaran, France



• Fluvastatine EG
  EG Labo, France



• Fluvastatine Mylan
  Mylan, France



• Fluvastatine Qualimed
  Qualimed, France



• Fluvastatine Ratio
  Ratiopharm, France



• Fluvastatine ratiopharm
  Ratiopharm, France



• Fluvastatine Sandoz
  Sandoz, France



• Fluvastatine Teva
  Teva Santé, France



• Fluvastatine
  Actavis Group, Netherlands; Centrafarm, Netherlands; Euro, Netherlands; Mylan, Netherlands; Pharmachemie, Netherlands; ratiopharm, Netherlands; Sandoz, Netherlands



• Fluvastatin-ratiopharm
  Ratiopharm, Germany



• Fluvastatin-Teva
  Teva, Germany; Teva, Slovakia; Teva Pharma, Switzerland



• Fluvimil
  Actavis, Switzerland



• Fractal
  Pierre Fabre Médicament, France



• Lescol MR
  Novartis, Austria



• Lescol Prolib
  Novartis, Spain



• Lescol
  Delphi, Netherlands; EU-Pharma, Netherlands; GlaxoSmithKline, United States; Novartis, Argentina; Novartis, Austria; Novartis, Australia; Novartis, Bosnia & Herzegowina; Novartis, Bangladesh; Novartis, Bangladesh; Novartis, Belgium; Novartis, Burkina Faso; Novartis, Bulgaria; Novartis, Bahrain; Novartis, Canada; Novartis, Congo; Novartis, Switzerland; Novartis, Cote D'ivoire; Novartis, China; Novartis, Colombia; Novartis, Czech Republic; Novartis, Denmark; Novartis, Algeria; Novartis, Algeria; Novartis, Estonia; Novartis, Spain; Novartis, Finland; Novartis, France; Novartis, Gabon; Novartis, United Kingdom; Novartis, Georgia; Novartis, Guinea; Novartis, Greece; Novartis, Guyana; Novartis, Hong Kong; Novartis, Croatia (Hrvatska); Novartis, Hungary; Novartis, Indonesia; Novartis, Ireland; Novartis, Israel; Novartis, Iceland; Novartis, Italy; Novartis, Lithuania; Novartis, Latvia; Novartis, Madagascar; Novartis, Malta; Novartis, Mauritius; Novartis, Malaysia; Novartis, Netherlands; Novartis, Norway; Novartis, Oman; Novartis, Philippines; Novartis, Poland; Novartis, Portugal; Novartis, Romania; Novartis, Serbia; Novartis, Russian Federation; Novartis, Sweden; Novartis, Singapore; Novartis, Slovenia; Novartis, Slovakia; Novartis, Senegal; Novartis, Togo; Novartis, Thailand; Novartis, Taiwan; Novartis, United States; Novartis, South Africa; Novartis Pharmaceuticals, Peru



• Lescol Depot
  Novartis, Sweden



• Lipaxan
  Italfarmaco, Italy



• Liposit Prolib
  Ferrer, Spain



• Liposit
  Ferrer, Spain



• Lochol
  Novartis, Japan; Tanabe Mitsubishi, Japan



• Locol
  Novartis, Germany; Novartis, Luxembourg



• Lymetel Prolib
  Librapharm, Spain



• Lymetel
  Librapharm, Spain



• Primesin
  Schwarz, Italy



• Vaditon Prolib
  Madaus, Spain



• Vaditon
  Madaus, Spain



• Vastin
  Novartis, Australia



• Vuyator
  Medis, Slovakia

International Drug Name Search

Glossary

BAN	British Approved Name
BANM	British Approved Name (Modified)
DCF	Dénomination Commune Française
IS	Inofficial Synonym
OS	Official Synonym
PH	Pharmacopoeia Name
Rec.INN	Recommended International Nonproprietary Name (World Health Organization)
SPC	Summary of Product Characteristics (UK)
USAN	United States Adopted Name

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