<p>Lovastatin half-life is reported to be of 13.37 hours.<sup class="text-reference-group"><a class="reference-popover-link" data-content="Health Canada Monograph - Lovastatin" href="#reference-F4664">44</a></sup> The elimination half-life of the hydroxy acid form of lovastatin is reported to be of 0.7-3 hours.<sup class="text-reference-group"><a class="reference-popover-link" data-content="Lennernas H, Fager G: Pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics of the HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors. Similarities and differences. Clin Pharmacokinet. 1997 May;32(5):403-25. doi: 10.2165/00003088-199732050-00005. (PubMed ID 9160173)" href="#reference-A174583">6</a></sup></p>