HyperDic: pravastatin

English > 1 sense of the word pravastatin:
NOUNartifactpravastatin, Pravacholan oral drug (trade name Pravachol) administered to reduce blood cholesterol levels
English > pravastatin: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningAn oral drug (trade name Pravachol) administered to reduce blood cholesterol levels; recommended after nonfatal heart attacks.
SynonymPravachol
Broaderlipid-lowering medicine, lipid-lowering medication, statin drug, statinA medicine that lowers blood cholesterol levels by inhibiting HMG-CoA reductase
Spanishpravastatina
Catalanpravastatina

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