Re: Good overview of pantethine, Europe and Japan's safe and effective alternative to statin drugs; Pantethine is considered "atoxic" due to its superior safety profile

Susan <nevermind@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in part:

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>Jim Chinnis wrote:
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>> I just don't think it is known. The evidence seems sparse. But I think you
>> could call it a statin if you like.
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>So you're saying that any compound with any activity or effect similar
>to a statin's can accurately be labeled a statin?

No. I'm saying that "statin" is the common term for a drug that inhibits
HMG-CoA reductase. I guess if pantethine does that, it could be lumped into
the statin category.
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Jim Chinnis Warrenton, Virginia, USA
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