Lovastatin
Altoprev, Lovastatin (lovastatin) is a small molecule pharmaceutical. Lovastatin was first approved as Mevacor on 1987-08-31. It is used to treat coronary artery disease, hypercholesterolemia, hyperlipoproteinemias, and hypertriglyceridemia in the USA. The pharmaceutical is active against 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-Coenzyme A reductase. In addition, it is known to target nuclear receptor subfamily 1 group I member 2.
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Therapeutic Areas
Therapeutic Area | MeSH |
|---|---|
| cardiovascular diseases | D002318 |
| nutritional and metabolic diseases | D009750 |
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Lovastatin (discontinued: Altoprev, Lovastatin, Mevacor)
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Lovastatin
Tradename | Company | Number | Date | Products |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALTOPREV | Covis Pharma | N-021316 DISCN | 2002-06-26 | 4 products, RLD |
| MEVACOR | Merck & Co | N-019643 DISCN | 1987-08-31 | 3 products, RLD |
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Brand Name | Status | Last Update |
|---|---|---|
| advicor | New Drug Application | 2012-10-04 |
| altoprev | New Drug Application | 2024-12-31 |
| lovastatin | ANDA | 2025-08-26 |
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Indication | Ontology | MeSH | ICD-10 |
|---|---|---|---|
| hypercholesterolemia | — | D006937 | — |
| coronary artery disease | — | D003324 | I25.1 |
| hypertriglyceridemia | EFO_0004211 | D015228 | — |
| hyperlipoproteinemias | — | D006951 | — |
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ATC Codes
C: Cardiovascular system drugs
— C10: Lipid modifying agents
— C10A: Lipid modifying agents, plain
— C10AA: Hmg coa reductase inhibitors, plain lipid modifying drugs
— C10AA02: Lovastatin
— C10B: Lipid modifying agents, combinations
— C10BA: Combinations of various lipid modifying agents
— C10BA01: Lovastatin and nicotinic acid
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Indication | MeSH | Ontology | ICD-10 | Ph 1 | Ph 2 | Ph 3 | Ph 4 | Other | Total |
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| Hypercholesterolemia | D006937 | — | — | 2 | — | 12 | 5 | 1 | 20 |
| Diabetes mellitus | D003920 | EFO_0000400 | E08-E13 | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| Hyperlipidemias | D006949 | EFO_0003774 | E78.5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | 7 |
| Atherosclerosis | D050197 | EFO_0003914 | I25.1 | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 6 |
| Type 2 diabetes mellitus | D003924 | EFO_0001360 | E11 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Cardiovascular diseases | D002318 | EFO_0000319 | I98 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Coronary artery disease | D003324 | — | I25.1 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Syndrome | D013577 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Hyperlipoproteinemias | D006951 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 4 |
| Coronary disease | D003327 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 4 |
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Indications Phases 3
Indication | MeSH | Ontology | ICD-10 | Ph 1 | Ph 2 | Ph 3 | Ph 4 | Other | Total |
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| Dyslipidemias | D050171 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | 8 |
| Peripheral arterial disease | D058729 | EFO_0004265 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 |
| Peripheral vascular diseases | D016491 | EFO_0003875 | I73.9 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 |
| Hyperlipoproteinemia type v | D006954 | Orphanet_70470 | E78.3 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 |
| Lipidoses | D008064 | — | E75.6 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 |
| Hyperlipoproteinemia type ii | D006938 | EFO_0004911 | E78.00 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Stroke | D020521 | EFO_0000712 | I63.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Myocardial infarction | D009203 | EFO_0000612 | I21 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Indications Phases 2
Indication | MeSH | Ontology | ICD-10 | Ph 1 | Ph 2 | Ph 3 | Ph 4 | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carotid artery diseases | D002340 | EFO_0003781 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 |
| Type 1 diabetes mellitus | D003922 | EFO_0001359 | E10 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Alzheimer disease | D000544 | EFO_0000249 | F03 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Atrial fibrillation | D001281 | EFO_0000275 | I48.0 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Inflammation | D007249 | MP_0001845 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
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Indication | MeSH | Ontology | ICD-10 | Ph 1 | Ph 2 | Ph 3 | Ph 4 | Other | Total |
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| Acute coronary syndrome | D054058 | EFO_0005672 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Schizophrenia | D012559 | EFO_0000692 | F20 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
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| Drug common name | Lovastatin |
| INN | lovastatin |
| Description | Lovastatin is a fatty acid ester that is mevastatin carrying an additional methyl group on the carbobicyclic skeleton. It is used in as an anticholesteremic drug and has been found in fungal species such as Aspergillus terreus and Pleurotus ostreatus (oyster mushroom). It has a role as an Aspergillus metabolite, a prodrug, an anticholesteremic drug and an antineoplastic agent. It is a polyketide, a statin (naturally occurring), a member of hexahydronaphthalenes, a delta-lactone and a fatty acid ester. It is functionally related to a (S)-2-methylbutyric acid and a mevastatin. |
| Classification | Small molecule |
| Drug class | enzyme inhibitors: antihyperlipidemics (HMG-CoA inhibitors) |
| Image (chem structure or protein) |  |
| Structure (InChI/SMILES or Protein Sequence) | CC[C@H](C)C(=O)O[C@H]1C[C@@H](C)C=C2C=C[C@H](C)[C@H](CC[C@@H]3C[C@@H](O)CC(=O)O3)[C@H]21 |
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| PDB | — |
| CAS-ID | 75330-75-5 |
| RxCUI | — |
| ChEMBL ID | CHEMBL503 |
| ChEBI ID | 40303 |
| PubChem CID | 53232 |
| DrugBank | DB00227 |
| UNII ID | 9LHU78OQFD (ChemIDplus, GSRS) |
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ITGAL
ITGAL
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Homo sapiens
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ITGAL
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CD11A
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integrin alpha-L
Protein synonyms
antigen CD11A (p180), lymphocyte function-associated antigen 1, alpha polypeptide, CD11 antigen-like family member A, CD11a, integrin gene promoter, integrin, alpha L (antigen CD11A (p180), lymphocyte function-associated antigen 1; alpha polypeptide), Leukocyte adhesion glycoprotein LFA-1 alpha chain, Leukocyte function-associated molecule 1 alpha chain, LFA-1 alpha, LFA-1A, lymphocyte function-associated antigen 1, alpha polypeptide
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Itgal (16408)
integrin alpha-L (Q3U159)
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