All About Pitavastatin: Ten Questions And Answers

  • Francesco Fici Department of Cardiovascular Risk, Salamanca University, Salamanca, Spain and Milano-Bicocca University, Milano, Italy https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5366-7082
  • Gokhan Faikoglu Department of Medical Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Beykent University, Turkey https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8980-4499
  • Kubra Saygisever-Faikoglu Department of Medical Pharmacology, Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Turkey https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4723-8580
  • Tugce Uskur Department of Medical Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Kırklareli University, Turkey
  • Barkın Berk Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Istanbul Altınbas University, Turkey
  • Dundar Okan Yillar Department of Medical Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Beykent University, Turkey

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Francesco Fici, Department of Cardiovascular Risk, Salamanca University, Salamanca, Spain and Milano-Bicocca University, Milano, Italy

Department of Cardiovascular Risk, Salamanca University, Salamanca, Spain and Milano-Bicocca University, Milano, Italy

Gokhan Faikoglu, Department of Medical Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Beykent University, Turkey

Department of Medical Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Beykent University, Turkey  

Kubra Saygisever-Faikoglu, Department of Medical Pharmacology, Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Turkey

Department of Medical Pharmacology, Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Turkey

Tugce Uskur, Department of Medical Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Kırklareli University, Turkey

Department of Medical Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Kırklareli University, Turkey

Barkın Berk, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Istanbul Altınbas University, Turkey

Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Istanbul Altınbas University, Turkey  

Dundar Okan Yillar, Department of Medical Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Beykent University, Turkey

Department of Medical Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Beykent University, Turkey  

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Fici F, Faikoglu G, Saygisever-Faikoglu K, Uskur T, Berk B, Yillar DO. All About Pitavastatin: Ten Questions And Answers. JDDT [Internet]. 15Sep.2023 [cited 2Oct.2023];13(9):1-. Available from: https://jddtonline.info/index.php/jddt/article/view/5960