Fluvastatin DESCRIPTION NewsLinks Fluvastatin sodium is a water soluble cholesterol lowering agent which acts through the inhibition of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase. Fluvastatin sodium is -( )-7- -3, 5-dihydroxy-6- heptenoic acid, monosodium salt. This molecular entity is the first entirely synthetic HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor, and is in party structurally distinct ...