S44 STATINS: Lipid-Lowering Medications from Public Resources

A list of statins (lipid-lowering medications) compiled from public resources. The dataset was created by Emma Schymanski at the University of Luxembourg and sourced from the CompTox Chemicals Dashboard, Wikipedia, and PubMed MeSH terms. It is available under an Open Access license via Zenodo DOI 10.5281/zenodo.2656736.

Use Cases

• Identify and classify HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors based on the compiled list.
• Link drug names to standardized identifiers using sources like PubMed MeSH.
• Support chemical database curation and validation for lipid-lowering agents.
• Analyze the scope and naming conventions of statins available in clinical use.

Strengths

• Compiled from authoritative public sources including the CompTox Chemicals Dashboard and PubMed MeSH.
• Dataset has a persistent digital object identifier (DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.2656736) for citation.
• Created by a researcher at a recognized institution (University of Luxembourg).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

CompTox Chemicals Dashboard (STATINS List), Wikipedia, PubMed MeSH.

Collection Method

Compilation from listed public resources.