Fluvastatin
Fluvastatin is one of 8,063 medications in the MedPlain dataset. Key details — Brand name: Fluvastatin; Generic name: FLUVASTATIN; Manufacturer: Bryant Ranch Prepack.
| Brand name | Fluvastatin |
|---|---|
| Generic name | FLUVASTATIN |
| Manufacturer | Bryant Ranch Prepack |
| Used for | 1 INDICATIONS AND USAGE Therapy with lipid-altering agents should be only one component of multiple risk factor intervention in individuals at significantly increased risk for atherosclerotic vascular disease due to hypercholesterolemia. Drug therapy is indicated as an adjunct to diet when the response to a diet restricted in saturated fat and cholesterol and other non-pharmacologic measures alone has been inadequate. Fluvastatin capsules are an HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor (statin) indicated as an adjunctive therapy to diet to: Reduce elevated TC, LDL-C, Apo B, and TG, and to increase HDL-C in adult patients with primary hypercholesterolemia and mixed dyslipidemia ( 1.1 ) Reduce elevated TC, |
| Dosage | 2 DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION Dose range: 20 mg to 80 mg/day ( 2.1 ) Fluvastatin capsules can be taken with or without food. ( 2.1 ) Do not open fluvastatin capsules prior to administration ( 2.1 ) Adults: the recommended starting dose is 40 mg to 80 mg (administered as one fluvastatin capsule, 40 mg twice daily) ( 2.2 ) Do not take two fluvastatin capsules, 40 mg at one time Children with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (ages 10 to 16, inclusive): the recommended starting dose is fluva |
| Active ingredient(s) | FLUVASTATIN SODIUM |
| Route | ORAL |
| Official label | https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/drugInfo.cfm?setid=02db192f-0cdb-4aef-aa6e-cfb9b6cb0101 |