pˈɪɾɐvˌæstɐtˌɪn wʌz ɐpɹˈuːvd fɔːɹ jˈuːs ɪnðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts baɪ ðɪ ˌɛfdˌiːˈeɪ ˌɔn zˈiəɹoʊ ˈeɪt slˈæʃ zˈiəɹoʊ θɹˈiː slˈæʃ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd nˈaɪn ˌʌndɚ ðə tɹˈeɪd nˈeɪm lˈɪvəlˌoʊ.
Pitavastatin was approved for use in the United States by the FDA on 08/03/2009 under the trade name Livalo.