Lovastatin

CAS Number

75330-75-5

Synonym

(1S,3R,7S,8S,8aR)-8-{2-[(2R,4R)-4-hydroxy-6-oxooxan-2-yl]ethyl}-3,7-dimethyl-1,2,3,7,8,8a-hexahydronaphthalen-1-yl (2S)-2-methylbutanoate;

Occurrence/Use

Medicine (lowers cholesterol); naturally occuring in oyster mushrooms and red yeast rice

Lovastatin

Proposition 65

Chemical Status

Reproductive Toxicity:	Currently listed

Reproductive Toxicity

Listed as causing:	Developmental Toxicity
Developmental Toxicity
Date of Listing:	10/01/1992
Basis for Listing:	Formally Required

Public notices related to this chemical:

Request for Information on Chemicals to be Considered by the CIC: Statins
Background for the December 17, 2002 Carcinogen Identification Committee Meeting Agenda Item: Consideration of Request to Review Statin Drugs as a Group for Subsequent Listing
December 17, 2002 Meeting of the Science Advisory Board's Cancer Identification Committee (CIC)
Lovastatin, phenelzine and its acid salts, Styrene and Tetrachlorvinphos to be Considered by CIC, Request for Information
Lovastatin, Phenelzine and its acid salts, Styrene, Tetrachlorvinphos, Methylphenidate and its hydrochloride: Final Data Summaries
Availability of Draft Data Summaries and Draft Priorities for Chemicals With Respect to Their Potential to Cause Cancer