a study of 27 patients ( 18 males and 9 females ; median age 57 [ 35-70 ] years ) with hypercholesterolaemia examined the lipid-reducing effect , clinical reliability and tolerance of lovastatin , an hmg-coa-reductase inhibitor , given in a single evening dose .
C0020443
hypercholesterolaemia
C0024027
lovastatin