Common name

IUPAC name

(3R,5S,6E)-7-[3-(4-fluorophenyl)-1-(propan-2-yl)-1H-indol-2-yl]-3,5-dihydroxyhept-6-enoic acid

SMILES

CC(C)N1C(\C=C\[C@@H](O)C[C@@H](O)CC(O)=O)=C(C2=CC=CC=C12)C1=CC=C(F)C=C1

Compound class

Anticholesteremic Agents; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; HMG CoA Reductase Inhibitors; Lipid Modifying Agents, Plain; Lipid Modifying Agents; Cardiovascular System; Cytochrome P-450 CYP1A2 Inhibitors; Cytochrome P-450 CYP2C9 Inhibitors; Cytochrome P-450 CYP1A2 Inducers; Cytochrome P-450 CYP2C8 Inhibitors; Cytochrome P-450 CYP2C9 Inducers; Cytochrome P-450 CYP2C19 Inducers; Cytochrome P-450 CYP2C8 Inducers; Cytochrome P-450 CYP2B6 Inducers; Cytochrome P-450 CYP2B6 Inhibitors; CYP2B6 Inhibitors (strong); CYP2D6 Inducers; CYP2D6 Inducers (strong); CYP3A4 Inhibitors;

Therapeutic area

To be used as an adjunct to dietary therapy to prevent cardiovascular events. May be used as secondary prevention in patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) to reduce the risk of requiring coronary revascularization procedures, for reducing progression of coronary atherosclerosis in hypercholesterolemic patients with CHD, and for the treatment of primary hypercholesterolemia and mixed dyslidipidemia.