Bemfivastatin (PPD 10558) is an orally active, HMG-CoA Reductase (HMGCR) inhibitor, also known as Statin. Bemfivastatin enhances the activity of liver extraction. Bemfivastatin exhibits little developmental toxicity effects in pregnant rats and rabbits via daily oral doses during organogenesis period. The no observed adverse effect level (NOAEL) are ≥320 mg/kg/day for rats developmental toxicity, 12.5 mg/kg/day for rabbits maternal toxicity, and 25 mg/kg/day for rabbits developmental toxicity, respectively. Bemfivastatin can be used for research on Statin-related hypercholesterolemic myalgia with inability to tolerate statins.
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