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* 2005 Sales: $4.4 Billion <ref>http://money.cnn.com/2006/06/23/news/companies/zoloft_zocor/index.htm</ref> | * 2005 Sales: $4.4 Billion <ref>http://money.cnn.com/2006/06/23/news/companies/zoloft_zocor/index.htm</ref> | ||
* Importance: Zocor is one of the best selling drugs of all time and was the second best selling drug in 2005 before going off patent. Since statins are so ubiquitous, doctors have even suggested handing them out with fast food. See: [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-10955522 the article] <br /> | * Importance: Zocor is one of the best selling drugs of all time and was the second best selling drug in 2005 before going off patent. Since statins are so ubiquitous, doctors have even suggested handing them out with fast food. See: [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-10955522 the article] <br /> | ||
* | * See [[Pharmaceutical Drugs]] for more information about other drugs and disorders | ||
===Mechanism of Action=== | ===Mechanism of Action=== | ||
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! colspan="7" align="center"| Statin [[ | ! colspan="7" align="center"| Statin [[Pharmacokinetics]] at 10mg Dosage.<ref>PMID:11907637</ref><ref>PMID:15198967</ref><ref>PMID:12686673</ref><ref>PMID:18176327</ref><ref>PMID: 17452418</ref><ref>PMID:12895195</ref> | ||
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! Parameter | ! Parameter | ||
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! [[Cerivastatin]] (Baycol) | ! [[Cerivastatin]] (Baycol) | ||
|- | |- | ||
! [[ | ! [[Pharmacokinetics#Tmax|T<sub>max</sub>]] (hr) | ||
! 2.5 | ! 2.5 | ||
! 1 | ! 1 | ||
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! 1.5 | ! 1.5 | ||
|- | |- | ||
! [[ | ! [[Pharmacokinetics#Cmax|C<sub>max</sub>]] (ng/ml) | ||
! 27-66 | ! 27-66 | ||
! 448 | ! 448 | ||
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! 3.43 | ! 3.43 | ||
|- | |- | ||
! [[ | ! [[Pharmacokinetics#Bioavailability_.28F.29|Bioavailability]] (%) | ||
! 12 | ! 12 | ||
! 19-29 | ! 19-29 | ||
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! 60 | ! 60 | ||
|- | |- | ||
! [[ | ! [[Pharmacokinetics#Protein_Binding|Protein Binding]] (%) | ||
! 80-90 | ! 80-90 | ||
! 99 | ! 99 | ||
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! 99 | ! 99 | ||
|- | |- | ||
! [[ | ! [[Pharmacokinetics#Half_Life_.28T1.2F2.29|T<sub>1/2</sub>]] (hr) | ||
! 15-30 | ! 15-30 | ||
! 2 | ! 2 | ||
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! 2.2 | ! 2.2 | ||
|- | |- | ||
! [[ | ! [[Pharmacokinetics#Area_Under_the_Curve_.28AUC.29|AUC]] (ng/ml/hr) | ||
! 104 | ! 104 | ||
! ~150 | ! ~150 | ||
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! 14.5 | ! 14.5 | ||
|- | |- | ||
! [[ | ! [[Pharmacokinetics#Inhibitory_Concentration_.28IC50.29|IC<sub>50</sub>]] (nM) | ||
! 154 | ! 154 | ||
! 198 | ! 198 |