Rosuvastatin Calcium

**Definition:** A HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA-REDUCTASE INHIBITOR, or statin, that reduces the plasma concentrations of LDL-CHOLESTEROL; APOLIPOPROTEIN B, and TRIGLYCERIDES while increasing HDL-CHOLESTEROL levels in patients with HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA and those at risk for CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES.

**Tree numbers:** - D02.065.884.650 - D02.455.526.510.432.500 - D02.886.590.700.650 - D03.383.742.775