Pravastatin Sodium

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Pravastatin Sodium
TermPravastatin Sodium
Short definitionPravastatin Sodium - (pronounced) (PRA-vuh-sta-tin SOH-dee-um) drug used to lower blood cholesterol and prevent stroke and heart attack. It is also being studied in the treatment of cancer and other diseases. 
TypeCancer terms
SpecialtyOncology
LanguageEnglish
SourceNCI
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Pravastatin Sodium - (pronounced) (PRA-vuh-sta-tin SOH-dee-um) drug used to lower blood cholesterol and prevent stroke and heart attack. It is also being studied in the treatment of cancer and other diseases. Pravastatin sodium blocks an enzyme that helps make cholesterol in the body. It can also make tumor cells more sensitive to anti-cancer drugs. It's a type of HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor, a type of statin, and a type of chemosensitizer. Pravastatin is the active ingredient in pravastatin sodium. Also called pravachol

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