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The following is true of simvastatin except: A. It is more potent than lovastatin B. At the highest recommended dose, it causes greater LDL-cholesterol lowering than lovastatin C. It does not undergo first pass metabolism in liver D. It can raise HDL-cholesterol level when the same is low at base line

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The following is true of simvastatin except:
A. It is more potent than lovastatin
B. At the highest recommended dose, it causes
greater LDL-cholesterol lowering than
lovastatin
C. It does not undergo first pass metabolism in
liver
D. It can raise HDL-cholesterol level when the
same is low at base line
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C. It does not undergo first pass metabolism in
liver
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