Pitavastatin (livalo) - the seventh statin.
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Name: The Medical letter on drugs and therapeutics
ISSN: 1523-2859
Pages: 57-8
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- PubMed Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20651638
- DOI: http://dx.doi.org/
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The seventh planet in order from the sun. It is one of the five outer planets of the solar system. It has five known natural satellites.
Amitrole
A non-selective post-emergence, translocated herbicide. According to the Seventh Annual Report on Carcinogens (PB95-109781, 1994) this substance may reasonably be anticipated to be a carcinogen. (From Merck Index, 12th ed) It is an irreversible inhibitor of CATALASE, and thus impairs activity of peroxisomes.
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Meige Syndrome
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Hemifacial Spasm
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