COLESTA

This brand name is authorized in Ecuador

Active ingredients

The drug COLESTA contains one active pharmaceutical ingredient (API):

1 Rosuvastatin
UNII 413KH5ZJ73 - ROSUVASTATIN

Rosuvastatin is a selective and competitive inhibitor of HMG-CoA reductase. Rosuvastatin increases the number of hepatic LDL receptors on the cell-surface, enhancing uptake and catabolism of LDL and it inhibits the hepatic synthesis of VLDL, thereby reducing the total number of VLDL and LDL particles.

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Medicine classification

This drug has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification system as follows:

ATC code Group title Classification
C10AA07 Rosuvastatin C Cardiovascular system → C10 Lipid modifying agents → C10A Lipid modifying agents, plain → C10AA HMG CoA reductase inhibitors
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Authorization and marketing

This drug has been assigned below unique identifiers within the countries it is being marketed:

Country Identification scheme Identifier(s)
Country: EC Agencia Nacional de Regulaciรณn, Control y Vigilancia Sanitaria Identifier(s): 1039-MEN-0417, 3033-MEN-0121, 890-MEN-0716

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