Please describe the medication: lescol (fluvastatin)?

Statin - Fluvastatin: Lescol is the brand name for fluvastatin, one of several "statin" medications that inhibit hmg co-a reductase, the rate limiting enzyme in cholesterol synthesis. These medications increase the number of LDL receptors that bind and remove LDL particles from the circulation. Statins have been shown to significantly reduce heart attack, death from heart attack, and ischemic stroke.

Lipid medication: It is a lipid lowering therapy one of the first statins in the market. It is also one of the least powerfull statins. It works on the liver. It inhibits hmg coa reductase a step in transformation of cholesterol. Primarily lowers the bad cholesterol or ldl.