Appendix 1. MEDLINE search strategy

Database: Ovid MEDLINE(R) 1946 to Present with Daily Update
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1 pitavastatin.mp. (674)

2 alipza.mp. (0)

3 itavastatin.mp. (6)

4 nisvastatin.mp. (8)

5 livalo.mp. (15)

6 livazo.mp. (2)

7 or/1‐6 (674)

8 animals/ not (humans/ and animals/) (4328959)

9 7 not 8 (529)

10 remove duplicates from 9 (513)