Question

The USAN stem for cholesterol-lowering agents is:

A.
–olol.

B.
–afil.

C.
–statin.

D.
–vir.

Answer 1

The correct answer is:  [C]:  –statin.
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Answer 2

Answer:

C.–statin.

Explanation:

USAN is a US product naming system. These systems are intended to provide simple, unique and proprietary names that provide consumers with a logical and informative classification of the name of household products circulating in the country. For cholesterol lowering products USAN uses the designation "–statin."