Tag: Mevalonate pathway

Statins, a class of cholesterol-lowering medications, are widely used and often cause muscle-related side effects, affecting an estimated 10-25% of users in some non-industry-funded studies. This phenomenon has led to significant debate and research into whether statins affect CoQ10 levels, which may be a contributing factor to these muscle symptoms.

Over 7 million prescriptions are filled yearly for oral lovastatin, a statin used to lower cholesterol and prevent cardiovascular events. However, unlike its systemic form, **cholesterol lovastatin cream** is a specialized, compounded topical medication used primarily for certain inherited skin conditions, including a rare disorder called disseminated superficial actinic porokeratosis (DSAP).