HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors

HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors
a group of drugs that competitively inhibit the enzyme hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA reductase, which catalyzes the rate-limiting step in cholesterol biosynthesis; used to lower plasma lipoprotein levels in treatment of hyperlipoproteinemia. Called also statins.

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