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Stereochemistry RACEMIC
Molecular Formula C24H26FNO4
Molecular Weight 411.4659
Optical Activity ( + / - )
Defined Stereocenters 2 / 2
E/Z Centers 1
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of FLUVASTATIN

SMILES

CC(C)N1C(\C=C\[C@H](O)C[C@H](O)CC(O)=O)=C(C2=C1C=CC=C2)C3=CC=C(F)C=C3

InChI

InChIKey=FJLGEFLZQAZZCD-JUFISIKESA-N
InChI=1S/C24H26FNO4/c1-15(2)26-21-6-4-3-5-20(21)24(16-7-9-17(25)10-8-16)22(26)12-11-18(27)13-19(28)14-23(29)30/h3-12,15,18-19,27-28H,13-14H2,1-2H3,(H,29,30)/b12-11+/t18-,19-/m0/s1

HIDE SMILES / InChI
Fluvastatin is an antilipemic agent that competitively inhibits hydroxymethylglutaryl-coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase. Fluvastatin is marketed under the trade names Lescol, Canef, Vastin. LESCOL/LESCOL XL is an HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor (statin) indicated as an adjunctive therapy to diet to: Reduce elevated TC, LDL-C, Apo B, and TG, and to increase HDL-C in adult patients with primary hypercholesterolemia and mixed dyslipidemia Reduce elevated TC, LDL-C, and Apo B levels in boys and post-menarchal girls, 10 to 16 years of age, with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia after failing an adequate trial of diet therapy Reduce the risk of undergoing revascularization procedures in patients with clinically evident CHD Slow the progression of atherosclerosis in patients with CHD. Fluvastatin selectively and competitively inhibits the hepatic enzyme hydroxymethylglutaryl-coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase. HMG-CoA reductase is responsible for converting HMG-CoA to mevalonate, the rate-limiting step in cholesterol biosynthesis. Inhibition results in a decrease in hepatic cholesterol levels which stimulates the synthesis of LDL receptors and increases hepatic uptake of LDL cholesterol. The end result is decreased levels of plasma total and LDL cholesterol.

Originator

Curator's Comment: # Novartis

Approval Year

TargetsConditions

Conditions

ConditionModalityTargetsHighest PhaseProduct
Primary
LESCOL

Approved Use

LESCOL/LESCOL XL is an HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor (statin) indicated as an adjunctive therapy to diet to: Reduce elevated TC, LDL-C, Apo B, and TG, and to increase HDL-C in adult patients with primary hypercholesterolemia and mixed dyslipidemia (1.1) Reduce elevated TC, LDL-C, and Apo B levels in boys and post-menarchal girls, 10 to 16 years of age, with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia after failing an adequate trial of diet therapy (1.1) Reduce the risk of undergoing revascularization procedures in patients with clinically evident CHD (1.2) Slow the progression of atherosclerosis in patients with CHD (1.2)

Launch Date

1993
Primary
LESCOL

Approved Use

LESCOL/LESCOL XL is an HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor (statin) indicated as an adjunctive therapy to diet to: Reduce elevated TC, LDL-C, Apo B, and TG, and to increase HDL-C in adult patients with primary hypercholesterolemia and mixed dyslipidemia (1.1) Reduce elevated TC, LDL-C, and Apo B levels in boys and post-menarchal girls, 10 to 16 years of age, with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia after failing an adequate trial of diet therapy (1.1) Reduce the risk of undergoing revascularization procedures in patients with clinically evident CHD (1.2) Slow the progression of atherosclerosis in patients with CHD (1.2)

Launch Date

1993
Primary
LESCOL

Approved Use

LESCOL/LESCOL XL is an HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor (statin) indicated as an adjunctive therapy to diet to: Reduce elevated TC, LDL-C, Apo B, and TG, and to increase HDL-C in adult patients with primary hypercholesterolemia and mixed dyslipidemia (1.1) Reduce elevated TC, LDL-C, and Apo B levels in boys and post-menarchal girls, 10 to 16 years of age, with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia after failing an adequate trial of diet therapy (1.1) Reduce the risk of undergoing revascularization procedures in patients with clinically evident CHD (1.2) Slow the progression of atherosclerosis in patients with CHD (1.2)

Launch Date

1993
Cmax

Cmax

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
205 μg/mL
20 mg single, oral
dose: 20 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
FLUVASTATIN plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: FASTED
AUC

AUC

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
206.2 μg × h/mL
20 mg single, oral
dose: 20 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
FLUVASTATIN plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: FASTED
T1/2

T1/2

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
0.54 h
20 mg single, oral
dose: 20 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
FLUVASTATIN plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: FASTED
Doses

Doses

DosePopulationAdverse events​
640 mg 1 times / day multiple, oral
Highest studied dose
Dose: 640 mg, 1 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 640 mg, 1 times / day
Sources: Page: p.505
unhealthy, ADULT
n = 7
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: lipid metabolism disorder
Age Group: ADULT
Sex: M+F
Food Status: FED
Population Size: 7
Sources: Page: p.505
OverviewDrug as perpetrator​Drug as victim

Drug as victim

TargetModalityActivityMetaboliteClinical evidence
major
yes (co-administration study)
Comment: Coadministration with rifampicin (CYP2C9 inducer) increased the CL/F of fluvastatin by 95% and to reduce AUC by 50%.
minor
minor
minor
minor
unknown (co-administration study)
Comment: Coadministration with cyclocporine resulted in 3.1-fold increase in AUC; however, cannot be explained through these mechanisms, since neither pravastatin nor fluvastatin has been shown to be a substrate for either P-gp or CYP3A4; coadministration with itraconazole had no significant impact on Cmax and AUC of fluvastatin
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
unknown (co-administration study)
Comment: Coadministration with cyclocporine resulted in 3.1-fold increase in AUC; however, cannot be explained through these mechanisms, since neither pravastatin nor fluvastatin has been shown to be a substrate for either P-gp or CYP3A4
Page: 14.0
yes
yes
yes
unlikely (co-administration study)
Comment: coadministered with rifampin. See https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29768081/. Pharmacogenomic study also performed. Not significant: see https://www.lipidjournal.com/article/S1933-2874(14)00072-5/pdf
yes
yes (pharmacogenomic study)
Comment: AUC of drug increased by 72%
PubMed

PubMed

TitleDatePubMed
Synthesis and biological activity of new HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors. 3. Lactones of 6-phenoxy-3,5-dihydroxyhexanoic acids.
1991 Oct
Fluvastatin in combination with other lipid-lowering agents.
1996 Jan
Effect of fluvastatin or bezafibrate on the distribution of high density lipoprotein subpopulations in patients with familial hypercholesterolemia.
1996 Sep
A head-to-head comparison of the cost effectiveness of HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors and fibrates in different types of primary hyperlipidemia.
1997 Jan
Troglitazone upregulates LDL receptor activity in HepG2 cells.
1998 Aug
Postural hypotension induced by paroxetine.
1998 Feb 21
[Cardiology in 1997].
1998 Oct 5
Statins and peripheral neuropathy.
1999 Jan
Effects of fluvastatin and bezafibrate combination on plasma fibrinogen, t-plasminogen activator inhibitor and C reactive protein levels in coronary artery disease patients with mixed hyperlipidaemia (FACT study). Fluvastatin Alone and in Combination Treatment.
2000 Apr
Does vitamin E beneficially affect muscle pains during HMG-Co-enzyme-A-reductase inhibitors without CK-elevation?
2000 Mar
Effect of fluvastatin, an inhibitor of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase, on nitric oxide-induced hydroxyl radical generation in the rat heart.
2001 Apr 30
Structural mechanism for statin inhibition of HMG-CoA reductase.
2001 May 11
Fibrate and statin synergistically increase the transcriptional activities of PPARalpha/RXRalpha and decrease the transactivation of NFkappaB.
2002 Jan 11
Valsartan therapy has additive anti-oxidative effect to that of fluvastatin therapy against low-density lipoprotein oxidation: studies in hypercholesterolemic and hypertensive patients.
2002 Jul
Statins and risk of polyneuropathy: a case-control study.
2002 May 14
Molecular mechanism for inhibition of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl CoA (HMG-CoA) reductase by rosuvastatin.
2003 Jun
Regional intestinal absorption and biliary excretion of fluvastatin in the rat: possible involvement of mrp2.
2004 Sep-Oct
In vitro and pharmacophore-based discovery of novel hPEPT1 inhibitors.
2005 Apr
Effect of atorvastatin and fluvastatin on the metabolism of midazolam by cytochrome P450 in vitro.
2005 Aug
Bile salt export pump (BSEP/ABCB11) can transport a nonbile acid substrate, pravastatin.
2005 Aug
Prediction of CYP2C9-mediated drug-drug interactions: a comparison using data from recombinant enzymes and human hepatocytes.
2005 Nov
Focal seizures after treatment with fluvastatin in a patient with a history of catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome.
2005 Nov 15
Human hepatobiliary transport of organic anions analyzed by quadruple-transfected cells.
2005 Oct
Binding thermodynamics of statins to HMG-CoA reductase.
2005 Sep 6
Chiral evaluation of fluvastatin in human plasma by high-performance liquid chromatography electrospray mass spectrometry.
2006 Mar 7
Cardioprotective effect of fluvastatin on isoproterenol-induced myocardial infarction in rat.
2008 May 31
Roles of different CYP enzymes in the formation of specific fluvastatin metabolites by human liver microsomes.
2009 Nov
In vitro interactions between primycin and different statins in their effects against some clinically important fungi.
2010 Feb
A gene score of nine LDL and HDL regulating genes is associated with fluvastatin-induced cholesterol changes in women.
2010 Mar
Effect of an antimicrobial agent on atherosclerotic plaques: assessment of metalloproteinase activity by molecular imaging.
2010 Mar 23
The phototoxicity of fluvastatin, an HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor, is mediated by the formation of a benzocarbazole-like photoproduct.
2010 Nov
Systems pharmacological analysis of drugs inducing stevens-johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis.
2015 May 18
Patents

Sample Use Guides

Usual Adult Dose for Hyperlipidemia Immediate Release Capsules: -Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) reduction to a goal of 25% or greater: Initial dose of 40 mg orally once a day in the evening or 40 mg orally twice a day -LDL-C reduction to a goal of less than 25%: Initial dose of 20 mg orally once a day -Maintenance dose: 20 mg to 80 mg per day Usual Adult Dose for Hyperlipoproteinemia Type IIa (Elevated LDL) Immediate Release Capsules: -Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) reduction to a goal of 25% or greater: Initial dose of 40 mg orally once a day in the evening or 40 mg orally twice a day -LDL-C reduction to a goal of less than 25%: Initial dose of 20 mg orally once a day -Maintenance dose: 20 mg to 80 mg per day
Route of Administration: Oral
Fluvastatin markedly inhibits the formation of thiobarbituric acid reactive substances in iron (II)-supported peroxidation of liposomes with IC50 of 12 uM. Fluvastatin ranging from 1 uM to 100 uM inhibits peroxyl radical-mediated peroxidation of liposomes induced by water-soluble and lipid-soluble radical generators, 2,2'-azobis (2-amidinopropane) dihydro-chloride and 2,2'-azobis (2,4-dimethylvaleronitrile), respectively.
Name Type Language
FLUVASTATIN
INN   MI   VANDF   WHO-DD  
INN  
Official Name English
FLUVASTATIN [VANDF]
Common Name English
FLUVASTATIN [MI]
Common Name English
NSC-758896
Code English
Fluvastatin [WHO-DD]
Common Name English
FLUVAS
Brand Name English
fluvastatin [INN]
Common Name English
6-HEPTENOIC ACID, 7-(3-(4-FLUOROPHENYL)-1-(1-METHYLETHYL)-1H-INDOL-2-YL)-3,5-DIHYDROXY-, (3R,5S,6E)-REL-
Systematic Name English
Classification Tree Code System Code
WHO-VATC QC10AA04
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NDF-RT N0000175589
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LIVERTOX NBK548435
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NDF-RT N0000000121
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NCI_THESAURUS C1655
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WHO-ATC C10AA04
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Code System Code Type Description
DAILYMED
4L066368AS
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PUBCHEM
1548972
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CHEBI
38561
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NCI_THESAURUS
C61768
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RXCUI
41127
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ChEMBL
CHEMBL2220442
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FDA UNII
4L066368AS
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IUPHAR
2951
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MESH
C065180
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NSC
758896
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INN
6547
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HSDB
8366
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EVMPD
SUB07768MIG
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DRUG BANK
DB01095
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EPA CompTox
DTXSID2020636
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CAS
93957-54-1
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LACTMED
Fluvastatin
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SMS_ID
100000092352
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MERCK INDEX
m5515
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WIKIPEDIA
FLUVASTATIN
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DRUG CENTRAL
1229
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