Statin Drug Used To Lower Cholesterol Effective For Hepatitis C Treatment, Study Shows
Thursday, May 15, 2008 - 09:14
in Health & Medicine
A statin drug used to lower cholesterol has been found to stop hepatitis C, especially in patients resistant to standard treatment. The drug, Fluvastatin, has been approved since 1993 by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of elevated cholesterol in adults. Millions of patients have taken Fluvastatin for cholesterol without difficulty.