Research Article
Interaction between Red Yeast Rice and CYP450 Enzymes/P-Glycoprotein and Its Implication for the Clinical Pharmacokinetics of Lovastatin
Table 1
Lovastatin content of the different red yeast rice products.
| | | LipoCol Forte | Xuezhikang | Cholestin |
| | Measured lovastatin content (mg/capsule) | 5.35 0.19 | 2.36 0.21 | 0.96 0.05
| | Lovastatin content according to the label (mg/capsule) | 5.7 | 2.5 | 2.4
| | Error percentage | −6.14 | −5.64 | −60.1
| | Usual dose | One 600 mg capsule twice daily | Two 300 mg capsules twice daily | Two 600 mg capsules twice daily |
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The data are the mean SEM for the content per capsule for six separate preparations.
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