LDL-C Lowering Of Pitavastatin Equivalent To Other Statins But Effect On HDL-C And Triglycerides Superior

Two papers published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology (1,2) complete the publication of data from the pitavastatin development programme by Japanese-headquartered company, Kowa. Kowa now has clinical study data from nearly 25,000 patients for its novel and potent statin, pitavastatin, showing its efficacy and pharmacokinetics are consistent across the world. The last tranche of primary data show pitavastatin is as effective as other commonly used statins at lowering low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), with excellent tolerability...

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