University College London, Institute of Urology and Nephrology, Division of Applied Physiology, 48 Riding House Street, London, W1W 7EY, UK. naflor40@hotmail.com
Pitavastatin (nisvastatin) is an HMG CoA reductase inhibitor being developed jointly by Nissan, Kowa Kogyo, Novartis and Sankyo for the potential treatment of atherosclerosis and hyperlipidemia.