Patients who were initially randomized to fluvastatin or placebo in the 5 - to 6-year trial were offered open-label fluvastatin in a 2-year extension of the original study.    From Wordnik.com.  [Naturejobs - All Jobs] Reference

Overall effects of fluvastatin were similar to those of statins in other populations.    From Wordnik.com.  [Medpundit] Reference

After a mean follow-up of 5.1 years, fluvastatin lowered LDL cholesterol concentrations by 32%.    From Wordnik.com.  [Medpundit] Reference

About half were given the statin drug fluvastatin, or Lescol, and the other half got a fake pill.    From Wordnik.com.  [Medpundit] Reference

Although cardiac deaths and non-fatal MI seemed to be reduced, fluvastatin did not generally reduce rates of coronary intervention procedures or mortality.    From Wordnik.com.  [Medpundit] Reference

A study from Japan using a cell culture assay system reported that inteferon plus fluvastatin inhibited hepatitis C virus more effectively than did inteferon plus ribaviran.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2007-04-01] Reference

Do later breast-feed while you are reflecting fluvastatin extended-release tablets.    From Wordnik.com.  [Wii-volution] Reference

Results A total of 250 patients were assigned to fluvastatin, and 247 to placebo, a median of 37 days before vascular surgery.    From Wordnik.com.  [Medlogs - Recent stories] Reference

Following behavioral oral conditions of tested compound, there was no colchicine renal metabolism of fluvastatin; however, there was a 2.    From Wordnik.com.  [Wii-volution] Reference

Heart artery blockage occurred in 10. 8% of the people who received fluvastatin and 19% of those who were given a placebo, the report said.    From Wordnik.com.  [Medlogs - Recent stories] Reference

Included in this category are fluvastatin (Lescol), lovastatin (Mevacor), pravastatin (Pravachol), simvastatin (Zocor), atorvastatin (Lipitor), and cerivastatin (Baycol).    From Wordnik.com.  [A Consumer's Guide to Choosing Cholesterol-lowering Medications] Reference

To calculate the sample size needed to compare fluvastatin with placebo, it was assumed that the proportion of patients having major adverse cardiac events at three years without treatment would be 25%.    From Wordnik.com.  [Latest headlines from BMJ] Reference

For fluvastatin to be considered clinically superior to placebo, it would be necessary to demonstrate a relative improvement of 25%, with only 18.75% of patients having major adverse cardiac events at three years.    From Wordnik.com.  [Latest headlines from BMJ] Reference

(Aug. 29, 2007) - Scientists report that when people with a transplanted kidney take fluvastatin, a drug against cardiovascular disease, their response to the drug is not influenced by their genetic composition.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

We used the data from ALERT, a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of the effect of fluvastatin on cardiovascular and renal outcomes in 2102 renal transplant recipients with stable graft function on enrollment.    From Wordnik.com.  [Naturejobs - All Jobs] Reference

Deaths from heart attacks or other cardiovascular problems occurred in 4. 8% of those who received fluvastatin and 10. 1% of those given placebo. generic form in the United States, sold as Lescol, Canef and other brand names.    From Wordnik.com.  [Medlogs - Recent stories] Reference

A randomised, double blind, placebo controlled trial investigated whether fluvastatin reduced major adverse cardiac events in patients who had undergone successful percutaneous coronary intervention (with or without stenting).    From Wordnik.com.  [Latest headlines from BMJ] Reference

In this double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, we randomly assigned patients who had not previously been treated with a statin to receive, in addition to a beta-blocker, either 80 mg of extended-release fluvastatin or placebo once daily before undergoing vascular surgery.    From Wordnik.com.  [Medlogs - Recent stories] Reference

For example, some statins even have differing effects on protein expression in the same cell type: in monocytes stimulated by lipopolysaccharide, pravastatin and fluvastatin may induce the production of TNF-α whereas atorvastatin and simvastatin inhibit the production of TNFα.    From Wordnik.com.  [PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles] Reference

(a) RD human rhabdomyosarcoma cells were treated with fluvastatin in normal growth media for 4 d.    From Wordnik.com.  [Naturejobs - All Jobs] Reference

• fluvastatin • rosuvastatin • simvastatin • cerivastatin - Which is the most effective, safe and affordable?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference

(rosuvastatin) Mevacor (lovastatin) Lescol (fluvastatin) If I were me, the only cholesterol-lowering agent I would take is niacin, which I do.    From Wordnik.com.  [WN.com - Articles related to H1N1 drugs made available: DMO] Reference

(pravastatin) Crestor (rosuvastatin) Mevacor (lovastatin) Lescol (fluvastatin) If I were me, the only cholesterol-lowering agent I would take is niacin, which I do.    From Wordnik.com.  [WN.com - Articles related to H1N1 drugs made available: DMO] Reference

But Zocor isn’t the only statin that can cause muscle damage—all statins come with this possibility, including atorvastatin (Lipitor), fluvastatin (Lescol, Lescol XL), lovastatin (Altoprev, Mevacor and generic), pravastatin (Pravachol and generic), rosuvastatin (Crestor) or simvastatin/ezetimibe (Vytorin).    From Wordnik.com.  [Muscle pain from taking Zocor or another statin? Check your dose] Reference

But Zocor isn’t the only statin that can cause muscle damage — all statins come with this possibility, including atorvastatin (Lipitor), fluvastatin (Lescol, Lescol XL), lovastatin (Altoprev, Mevacor and generic), pravastatin (Pravachol and generic), rosuvastatin (Crestor) or simvastatin/ezetimibe (Vytorin).    From Wordnik.com.  [Muscle pain from taking Zocor or another statin? Check your dose] Reference

# Lescol (fluvastatin) -- Novartis.    From Wordnik.com.  [Signs of the Times] Reference