Pravastatin

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Molecule Structure

Scientific Name

Pravastatin

Description of the Drug

Pravastatin is an HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor used to lower lipid levels and to reduce the risk of cardiovascular events, including myocardial infarction and stroke.

Source: DrugBank Online – DrugBank.com. Retrieved 2023-03-10 from
http://www.drugbank.ca/drugs/DB00175

Brand Name(s)

Not Available

Company Owner(s)

Cipla Ltd, Bristol Myers Squibb, Watson Laboratories Inc, Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc, Zydus Pharmaceuticals Usa Inc, Hisun Pharmaceutical Hangzhou Co Ltd, Teva Pharmaceuticals Usa Inc, Biocon Pharma Inc, Accord Healthcare Inc, Aurobindo Pharma Ltd

Mechanism(s) Of Action

Target Name Target Type Action Type Target ChEMBL ID
HMG-CoA reductase SINGLE PROTEIN INHIBITOR CHEMBL402

Unichem Links

SureChEMBL SCHEMBL1117
PharmGKB PA451089
Human Metabolome Database HMDB0005022
DrugBank DB00175
PubChem: Thomson Pharma 14758460 14880512
PubChem 54687
NMRShiftDB 70073086
LINCS LSM-3347
Nikkaji J139.432K
BindingDB 20688
EPA CompTox Dashboard DTXSID6023498
LipidMaps LMFA05000695
DrugCentral 2239
Metabolights MTBLC63618
Brenda 229809 11499 229808
ChemicalBook CB92544321
Guide to Pharmacology 2953
rxnorm PRAVASTATIN SODIUM PRAVACHOL PRAVASTATIN
KEGG Ligand C01844
ChEBI 63618
ZINC ZINC000003798763