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What is fluvastatin 40 mg used for?
Fluvastatin is used together with a proper diet to lower high cholesterol and triglycerides (fats) in the blood. This medicine may help prevent medical problems, like atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries), that are caused by fats clogging the blood vessels.
What is fluvastatin sodium generic for?
Lescol (fluvastatin sodium) is a cholesterol-lowering medication used to reduce low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol and total cholesterol in the blood, and is used to help prevent heart disease and hardening of the arteries, conditions that can lead to heart attack, stroke, and vascular disease.
What are side effects of fluvastatin?
Fluvastatin may cause side effects. Tell your doctor if any of these symptoms are severe or do not go away:
- headache.
- heartburn.
- difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep.
- sinus pain.
- cough.
- memory loss or forgetfulness.
- confusion.
What’s another name for fluvastatin?
Fluvastatin is available as a generic medication. The brand (Lescol) has been discontinued. The extended-release version of fluvastatin is available as both generic and brand (Lescol XL).
What is another name for fluvastatin?
What is the brand name for fluvastatin?
What is fluvastatin sodium used for?
Fluvastatin SODIUM. Fluvastatin is used along with a proper diet to help lower “bad” cholesterol and fats (such as LDL, triglycerides) and raise “good” cholesterol (HDL) in the blood.
How many milligrams of Fluvastatin is in a capsule?
Fluvastatin Generic name: fluvastatin (FLOO va sta tin) Brand name: Lescol, Lescol XL Dosage forms: oral capsule (20 mg; 40 mg); oral tablet, extended release (80 mg)
What are the side effects of fluvastatin?
Many people using this medication do not have serious side effects. A very small number of people taking fluvastatin may have mild memory problems or confusion. If these rare effects occur, talk to your doctor. Rarely, statins may cause or worsen diabetes.
Is fluvastatin FDA approved for heart patients?
Fluvastatin is an FDA approved medecine. In 2003, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Lescol® (fluvastatin sodium) and Lescol® XL (fluvastatin sodium) 80 mg extended-release tablets to reduce the risk of undergoing coronary revascularization procedures in patients with coronary heart disease.