Such inhibitors are particularly suitable in conjunction with the administration of lovastatin, simvastatin or mevastatin.

The Red Yeast Rice extract is water soluble, whereas lovastatin is not.

lipid lowering agents (fibrates, statins such as lovastatin and simvastatin); and

It is extracted and lactonized in the medium of a chlorine-containing organic solvent.

This purpose is achieved by a process of isolation of lovastatin from the fermentation broth according to the invention the nature of which consists in that the harvested fermentation broth of lovastatin is adjusted to an alkaline pH value.

Lovastatin - This medicine, which is obtained from mold fungi by their fermentation.

Lovastatin generally causes fewer side effects than other, stronger statins.

The co-administration of ezetimibe with lovastatin resulted in embryolethal effects.

Taking lovastatin with a meal can sometimes ease digestive trouble.

High cholesterol can be treated from a synthetic form of lovastatin.

The HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor can be, for example, a statin such as lovastatin, pravastatin, simvastatin, cerivastatin, fluvastatin, atorvastatin or mevastatin.

A process for the preparation of sodium salts of statins, namely Compactin, Lovastatin and Pravastatin.

There follows a direct crystallization of lovastatin in the lactone form from butyl acetate.

These include Advicor (lovastatin and niacin), and Caduet (atorvastatin and amlodipine).

The rich organic extract of lovastatin obtained by using this process has high purity and no purification by chromatography is needed.