EFFECTS OF TREATMENT WITH SIMVASTATIN AND PRAVASTATIN ON COGNITIVE FUNCTION IN PATIENTS WITH HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA

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作者
CUTLER, N
SRAMEK, J
VEROFF, A
BLOCK, G
STAUFFER, L
LINES, C
机构
[1] CALIF CLIN TRIALS,BEVERLY HILLS,CA 90211
[2] MERCK SHARP & DOHME LTD,RES LABS,BLUE BELL,PA 19422
关键词
SIMVASTATIN; PRAVASTATIN; CHOLESTEROL; COGNITIVE FUNCTION;
D O I
10.1111/j.1365-2125.1995.tb04458.x
中图分类号
R9 [药学];
学科分类号
1007 ;
摘要
The effects of equi-efficacious doses of the cholesterol-lowering drugs simvastatin (20 mg day(-1)) and pravastatin (40 mg day(-1)) on tests of cognitive function were investigated in a double-blind, placebo-controlled, 2-period (4 weeks per period), incomplete block, crossover study of 36 patients (24 per treatment) with hypercholesterolaemia. After 4 weeks neither of the active treatments differed significantly from placebo on any cognitive measure.
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页码:333 / 336
页数:4
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