Article: Study Demonstrates Efficacy of Pitavastatin in Elderly Patients.

Pitavastatin represents important treatment option for more vulnerable populations

BOSTON, June 16 /PRNewswire/ -- New data presented today showed that pitavastatin is an effective treatment for the management of dyslipidemia in elderly patients, with a similar safety and tolerability profile to low-dose pravastatin. The Phase III data were presented today by Kowa, at the XV International Symposium on Atherosclerosis in Boston.

"This study shows the effectiveness of pitavastatin to lower LDL [low-density lipoprotein] cholesterol in a group of elderly patients with primary hypercholesterolemia or combined dyslipidemia," said Professor Steen Stender, ...

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