Pravalip 10
Rx- Generic:
- Pravastatin Sodium
- Company:
- Navana Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
- Dosage form:
- Tablet
- Pack size:
- Strip (10 Tablet)
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৳ 8/unit
Pack: ৳ 80
At a glance
Pravastatin Sodium is an HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor (statin) used as adjunctive therapy to diet to reduce the risk of MI, revascularization, and cardiovascular mortality in hypercholesterolemic patients, and to reduce elevated LDL-C, ApoB, and TG levels and increase HDL-C in patients with primary hypercholesterolemia and mixed dyslipidemia.
Indications
- Reduce risk of MI, revascularization, and cardiovascular mortality in hypercholesterolemic patients without clinically evident CHD
- Reduce coronary death, MI, revascularization, stroke/TIA, and progression of coronary atherosclerosis in patients with clinically evident CHD
- Primary hypercholesterolemia and mixed dyslipidemia
- Hypertriglyceridemia
- Primary dysbetalipoproteinemia (not responding to diet)
- Heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia in children and adolescents ages 8 years and older
Dosage
Adult Dose (Oral):
- Starting dose: 40 mg once daily
- May increase to 80 mg/day if needed
- Severe renal impairment: 10 mg/day
Pediatric Dose (8-13 years):
- 20 mg once daily
Adolescent Dose (14-18 years):
- Starting dose: 40 mg once daily
Side effects
Common Side Effects (≥2%):
- Musculoskeletal pain
- Nausea/vomiting
- Upper respiratory infection
- Diarrhea
- Headache
Precautions & warnings
- Skeletal muscle effects (myopathy, rhabdomyolysis): Risk increases with advanced age (>65), uncontrolled hypothyroidism, renal impairment
- Liver enzyme abnormalities; check before initiating therapy and as clinically indicated
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