Pronouncing short word for heart drug

• Cholesterol-reducing drug
• Lipitor, for one
• Crestor, e.g
• Prescribed drug Oscar’s removed from post
• Cholesterol-controlling drug
• Cholesterol reducer

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context pharmaceutical drug English) Any of a class of drugs (chiefly lactones or pyrroles) that lower the amount of cholesterol in the blood by inhibiting an enzyme involved in its biosynthesis.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a medicine that lowers blood cholesterol levels by inhibiting HMG-CoA reductase [syn: lipid-lowering medicine , lipid-lowering medication , statin drug ]

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Statins , also known as HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors , are a class of lipid-lowering medications that inhibit the enzyme HMG-CoA reductase which plays a central role in the production of cholesterol. High cholesterol levels have been associated with cardiovascular ...