They are taken to lower the cholesterol the body, aimed at people at risk of or have arterial and Heart diseases.
atherosclerosis that causes chest pain, heart attacks, strokes, and intermittent claudication in individuals
Yes, statins are a class of drugs. They are used in medication for lowering cholesterol levels in humans. Another name for statins is HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors.
for lowering choestrol
Pravastatin is a drug and a member of the statin family. This drug, like other statins, attempts to lower cholesterol by preventing the liver from making cholesterol. Statins inhibit HMG-CoA reductase, which is an enzyme responsible for the synthesis of cholesterol.
Statins such as pravastatin are not known to cause ulcers.
No, coreg (carvedilol) is a betablocant drug. It has no effect on cholesterol. Statins are Lipitor (atorvastatin), Crestor (rosuvastatin), Pravachol (pravastatin), Zocor (simvastatin), etc.
A medication in the "statin" category used to lower cholesterol levels in the blood.
Pravachol
Pravastatin
yes
Pravastatin Sodium contains povidine as an inactive ingredient. In Hyperthyroidism there is already an increase in iodine in the system. So the answer is yes.
You don't... You just stop taking it
I personally think it will make u nervous
Show me a picture of the pravastatin tablet
20 mg