rosuvastatin

English

Etymology

From (fluo)ro- +‎ su(lfonyl) +‎ -vastatin (“HMG CoA reductase inhibitor”).

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ɹoʊˈsu.vəˌstæt.n̩/
  • Audio (General American):(file)

Noun

rosuvastatin (uncountable)

  1. (organic chemistry, pharmacology) A statin (trademark Crestor) that is administered orally in the form of its calcium salt Ca(C22H27FN3O6S)2 especially to treat hypercholesterolemia.
    • 2018 December 3, Jacqueline Howard, “Are statins overprescribed? Why the risks and benefits are so complex”, in CNN‎[1]:
      The researchers found that statins were likely to provide benefits at a substantially higher health risk than expected and that those risk levels were lower for atorvastatin and rosuvastatin than for simvastatin and pravastatin.

Derived terms

  • calcium rosuvastatin

References

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