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Get the Most out of Your Cholesterol Medication
By Dr. Larry Weinrauch , Health Expert...(Lipitor) from 10 or 20 mg to 5 mg, pravastatin (Pravachol) from 40 mg to 5 to 10 mg, or... Read more »
Cholesterol-Lowering Medications Cause Pain
By Christina Lasich, MD , Health Expert...medication that causes pain. Crestor, Lipitor, Zocor, Pravachol, Mevacor; this group of drugs... Read more »
Grapefruit juice and cholesterol medication
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Hypertriglyceridemia: Drug Treatment
By Dr. Kang , Health Expert...that can lower TGs. Statins such as lipitor, zocor, pravachol, crestor, and mevacor are some of... Read more »
Clinical Data Shows Benefits of Vitamin E and Anti-inflammatories for Alzheimer’s
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Health Guide
The Wal-Mart $4 Generic Drug Plan: Could it Work for You?
...listed would be acceptable substitutes for what you are taking now. For instance, if you now take Pravachol for cholesterol control, the generic version called pravastatin is probably available... Read more »Type 2 Diabetes
...cholesterol-lowering drugs. They include atorvastatin (Lipitor), lovastatin (Mevacor, generics), pravastatin (Pravachol), simvastatin (Zocor, generics), fluvastatin (Lescol), and rosuvastatin... Read more »Type 1 Diabetes
...cholesterol-lowering drugs. They include atorvastatin (Lipitor), lovastatin (Mevacor and generics), pravastatin (Pravachol), simvastatin (Zocor and generics), fluvastatin (Lescol), and... Read more »Gallstones and Gallbladder Disease: Prevention
...the most effective drugs for treating high cholesterol and include lovastatin (Mevacor), pravastatin (Pravachol), simvastatin (Zocor), fluvastatin (Lescol), atorvastatin (Lipitor), and... Read more »Peripheral Artery Disease and Intermittent Claudication: Reducing Heart Risk Factors
...levels, but not as much as other anti-cholesterol drugs.Statins include:Lovastatin (Mevacor)Pravastatin (Pravachol)Simvastatin (Zocor)Fluvastatin (Lescol)Atorvastatin (Lipitor)Rosuvastatin... Read more »Images
Medications
Pravastatin is an enzyme blocker (HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor), also known as a "statin". It is... Read more »
Pravastatin is an enzyme blocker (HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor), also known as a "statin". It is... Read more »
Pravastatin is an enzyme blocker (HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor), also known as a "statin". It is... Read more »
Pravastatin is an enzyme blocker (HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor), also known as a "statin". It is... Read more »
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