Lovastatin, sold under the brand name Mevacor among others, is a statin medication, to treat high blood cholesterol and reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease. Its use is recommended together with lifestyle changes. It is taken by mouth.Common side effects include diarrhea, constipation, headache, muscles pains, rash, and trouble sleeping. Serious side effects may include liver problems, muscle breakdown, and kidney failure. Use during pregnancy may harm the baby and use during breastfeeding is not recommended. It works by decreasing the livers ability to produce cholesterol by blocking the enzyme HMG-CoA reductase.Lovastatin was patented in 1979 and approved for medical use in 1987. It is on the World Health Organizations List of Essential Medicines. It is available as a generic medication. In 2019, it was the 95th most commonly prescribed medication in the United States, with more than 8 million prescriptions. Medical uses
The primary uses of lovastatin is for the treatment of dyslipidemia and the prevention of cardiovascular disease. It is recommended to be used only after other measures, such as diet, exercise, and weight reduction, have not improved cholesterol levels. Side effects
Lovastatin is usually well tolerated, with the most common side effects being, in approximately descending order of frequency: creatine phosphokinase elevation, flatulence, abdominal pain, constipation, diarrhoea, muscle aches or pains, nausea, indigestion, weakness, blurred vision, rash, dizziness and muscle cramps. As with all statin drugs, it can rarely cause myopathy, hepatotoxicity (liver damage), dermatomyositis or rhabdomyolysis.
Apprehension may refer to:

Apprehension (understanding), awareness or understanding of something by the mind
Arrest by law-enforcement officers
Fear
Anxiety
Apprehension (film), a 1982 film by Lothar Warneke