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Sunday, October, 25, 2009

What Is Pravastatin

Statins may help fight rheumatoid arthritis

October 02, 2008
Japanese researchers have found a connection between high doses of statins and an improvement in the inflammation associated with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Fluvastatin (Lescol) was found to reduce the synovial-cell proliferation that characterizes RA while pravastatin (Pravachol) was not. Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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Grapefruit juice and cholesterol medication
By Dr. Kang , Health Expert

...HDL.  Drugs in the statin class include lovastatin, pravastatin, simvastatin, fluvastatin,... Read more »

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Clinical Data Shows Benefits of Vitamin E and Anti-inflammatories for Alzheimer’s
By Carol Bradley Bursack , Health Expert

An article from Reuters Health titled, "Vitamin E, anti-inflammatories show benefit in Alzheimer's... Read more »

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Heart Disease, Thyroid Disease, and Statins: New Links, New Solutions
By HeartHawk , Health Expert

It should be no secret that heart disease is inextricably linked to thyroid disease, especially... Read more »

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Get the Most out of Your Cholesterol Medication
By Dr. Larry Weinrauch , Health Expert

...atorvastatin (Lipitor) from 10 or 20 mg to 5 mg, pravastatin (Pravachol) from 40 mg to 5 to 10... Read more »

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Cholesterol-Lowering Medications Cause Pain
By Christina Lasich, MD , Health Expert

Raise your right hand if you are taking a cholesterol-lower medication like Crestor or Lipitor.... Read more »

Health Guide

The Wal-Mart $4 Generic Drug Plan: Could it Work for You?
...now.  For instance, if you now take Pravachol for cholesterol control, the generic version called pravastatin is probably available for the deeply discounted price.  The most popular cholesterol... Read more »
Lowering Cholesterol for Patients
...Currently available statins include atorvastatin (Lipitor), fluvastatin (Lescol), lovastatin (Mevacor), pravastatin (Pravachol), rosuvastatin (Crestor) and simvastatin (Zocor). The voluntary... Read more »
Gallstones and Gallbladder Disease: Surgery
...as should every adult. Short-term treatment with the cholesterol-lowering known as statins, such as pravastatin (Pravachol), appears to lower cholesterol levels in surgical patients.What Type of... Read more »
Cholesterol Treatment and Drugs
...therapy is more beneficial than standard statin therapy in patients with existing heart disease. The Pravastatin or Atorvastatin Evaluation and Infection Trial (PROVE-IT) and the Reversal of... Read more »
Peripheral Artery Disease and Intermittent Claudication: Reducing Heart Risk Factors
...raise HDL levels, but not as much as other anti-cholesterol drugs.Statins include:Lovastatin (Mevacor)Pravastatin (Pravachol)Simvastatin (Zocor)Fluvastatin (Lescol)Atorvastatin... Read more »

Medications

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Pravastatin is an enzyme blocker (HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor), also known as a "statin". It is... Read more »

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Pravastatin is an enzyme blocker (HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor), also known as a "statin". It is... Read more »

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Pravastatin is an enzyme blocker (HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor), also known as a "statin". It is... Read more »

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Pravastatin is an enzyme blocker (HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor), also known as a "statin". It is... Read more »

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...infrequently could occur: "statins" (e.g., lovastatin, pravastatin) high-dose niacin (1... Read more »

Related News

Cholesterol Drugs May Protect Memory
August 07, 2008

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Drugs commonly used to fight cholesterol may also ward off dementia and memory loss. A new study shows those who take statins... Read summary »

Adding WelChol to statin therapy may help reduce cholesterol further
October 02, 2008

Researchers reviewed several studies in which patients taking simvastatin (Zocor), pravastatin (Pravachol), or atorvastatin (Lipitor) added... Read summary »

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VENICE, Fla. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- White, shiny and straight. If you want a better smile or better teeth, now you can see how dental work will... Read summary »

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By Kirsten Houmann, Ivanhoe Health Correspondent 1531 ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Patients with heart failure often overestimate their life... Read summary »

Mom?s Diet Can Cause Asthma?
November 20, 2008

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A mother who has a diet rich in folate, an important prenatal supplement, could increase the chance that her infant will suffer... Read summary »