Pravastatin sodium
Pravastatin sodium is one of 8,063 medications in the MedPlain dataset. Key details — Brand name: Pravastatin sodium; Generic name: PRAVASTATIN SODIUM; Manufacturer: Safecor Health LLC.
| Brand name | Pravastatin sodium |
|---|---|
| Generic name | PRAVASTATIN SODIUM |
| Manufacturer | Safecor Health LLC |
| Used for | 1 INDICATIONS AND USAGE Pravastatin sodium tablets are indicated: To reduce the risk of myocardial infarction, myocardial revascularization procedures, and cardiovascular mortality in adults with elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) without clinically evident coronary heart disease (CHD). To reduce the risk of coronary death, myocardial infarction, myocardial revascularization procedures, stroke or transient ischemic attack, and slow the progression of coronary atherosclerosis in adults with clinically evident CHD. As an adjunct to diet to reduce LDL-C in adults with primary hyperlipidemia. As an adjunct to diet to reduce LDL-C in pediatric patients ages 8 years and older wit |
| Dosage | 2 DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION Take orally once daily at any time of the day, with or without food ( 2.1 ). For patients that require a high-intensity statin or are unable to achieve their LDL-C goal receiving pravastatin sodium tablets 80 mg daily, prescribe alternative LDL-C-lowering treatment ( 2.1 ). Assess LDL-C when clinically appropriate, as early as 4 weeks after initiating pravastatin sodium tablets, and adjust the dosage if necessary ( 2.1 ). Adults: recommended starting dosage is pravast |
| Active ingredient(s) | PRAVASTATIN SODIUM |
| Route | ORAL |
| Official label | https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/drugInfo.cfm?setid=0ae196a4-be3d-4cd8-9ff2-68aeb91b8678 |