Pravachol
Pravastatin tablets for high cholesterol and cardiovascular risk. It is considered a gentler statin, with fewer interactions with other medicines.
- Category
- Cholesterol Management
- Active ingredient
- Pravastatin
- Route
- Oral use
- Form
- Tablet
- Strengths
- 10mg · 20mg
This listing uses Pravachol as a reference name. A generic equivalent is supplied; its exact brand and manufacturer are confirmed before supply.
Prescription and consultation requirements for Pravachol vary by destination and are determined by the fulfilment partner.
Pravachol details
- Alternative names
- pravastatin
- Therapeutic class
- HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitor
- Pharmacological class
- Statin
- Contraindications
- active hepatic disease; pregnancy; unexplained aminotransferase elevations
- Minor side effects
- muscle pain; headache; diarrhoea
- Moderate side effects
- elevated transaminases; fatigue; dyspepsia
- Dosage forms
- Tablet
- Administration route
- Oral use
- Supply category
- Prescription-only medicine (POM)
- Originator
- Bristol-Myers Squibb
- Onset Time
- 1–2 weeks
- Duration
- 24 hours
- Storage instructions
- Store below 25°C.
- Drug interactions
- Cyclosporine; Erythromycin; Gemfibrozil
- Age restrictions
- Approved for children over eight years and adults.
Serious side effects
rhabdomyolysis, requires immediate medical attention; severe hepatotoxicity, requires immediate medical attention
Patient summary
Pravastatin tablets for high cholesterol and cardiovascular risk. It is considered a gentler statin, with fewer interactions with other medicines.
Mechanism of action
Inhibits hepatic HMG-CoA reductase, increasing the clearance of LDL cholesterol from circulating blood.
Pregnancy and breastfeeding
Pregnancy: Highly contraindicated. Avoid in pregnancy. Breastfeeding: Contraindicated.
What you will receive
Pravachol is used here as a reference originator brand name to identify the medicine. We are not affiliated with the brand owner, and this listing does not offer the originator product.
- The supplied product is a generic equivalent containing Pravastatin, not the originator brand shown as the reference.
- The exact generic brand, manufacturer and dispatch location are confirmed based on the product, destination and available manufacturer or partner warehouse.
- Check the final product details at checkout before confirming an order.