Blood Pressure/Cholesterol

Lescol XL (fluvastatin)

Fluvastatin for adults and children who are at least 10 years old, used to treat high cholesterol. Fluvastatin drug called HMG CoA reductase inhibitors, or a group of "statins."

Fluvastatin for other purposes not listed in this medication guide is available. Fluvastatin "bad" (low-density lipoprotein, or LDL) cholesterol and triglycerides in the blood decreases, the "good" (HDL, or HDL) cholesterol levels rise. Helps lower cholesterol, the heart and arteries, conditions, heart attack, stroke and vascular disease can cause serious illness prevented.

Fluvastatin complete program of treatment, diet, exercise and weight control, including the role. Visit your doctor regularly.
Crush, chew, or break the tablet or capsule of fluvastatin is not open. In fact, taken by a doctor. Tell your doctor if you have trouble swallowing a pill. The whole picture. Room humidity, and light-off temperature of the thermal store. Your diet, medication and exercise routines very closely monitored. Liver function may need to be tested. Of course, that the drug can help your condition and not causing harmful effects, your blood is often required to be tested. Follow your recipe. Large or small quantities, or does not take longer than recommended. For a short time, if you need to stop using fluvastatin can:

• Uncontrolled seizures;
• Electrolyte imbalance (such as high or low potassium levels in the blood);
• In particular, low blood pressure;
• Serious infection or disease, or
• Surgery or emergency situations.
  
  Treat high cholesterol may need to take fluvastatin on long-term. Sometimes the doctor will change your dose to make sure that you get the best result. Take your medicine every day at the same time.
  
  Fluvastatin is usually taken once or twice daily with or without food.

Fluvastatin "bad" (low-density lipoprotein, or LDL) cholesterol and triglycerides in the blood decreases, the "good" (HDL, or HDL) cholesterol levels rise. Fluvastatin drug called HMG CoA reductase inhibitors, or a group of "statins."

Skip the missed dose when the next dose is less than 12 hours away. Missed dose as soon as you remember. Missed dose Do not take a double dose.

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take fluvastatin you are not pregnant. In rare cases, fluvastatin, provided that the breakdown of skeletal muscle tissue, which leads to kidney failure may result.

If you have any other of those conditions, you may need dosage adjustments or special tests:

• History of liver disease;
• History of kidney disease;
• Diabetes;
• Thyroid disorder, or
• If you drink more than two alcoholic drinks each day. Effective to prevent pregnancy for birth control use if you are taking fluvastatin. Some other medicines may increase the risk of serious muscle problems, and it is very important that your doctor knows if you're using one of these:
  • Erythromycin (EES, EryPed, tele-Tab, Erythrocin);
  • fluconazole (Diflucan)
  • (Lopid), gemfibrozil, fenofibric acid (Fibricor, Trilipix) or fenofibrate (Antara, Fenoglide, Lipofen, Lofibra, Tricor, Triglide);
  • Medications included niacin (Advicor, Niaspan, Niacor, Simcor, SLO-Niacin, and others), or
  • Steroids, cancer therapy, or drugs used to prevent organ transplant rejection drugs, which weaken the immune system, such as cyclosporine (Gengraf, Neoral, Sandimmune), (Rapamune), sirolimus, or tacrolimus (Prograf). Breast-feeding while you are taking fluvastatin are not. The condition in older people and people who are kidney disease or poorly controlled hypothyroidism (underactive thyroid) can be expected to
    
    For all other medicines Tell your doctor if you are using. Fluvastatin for you if you are allergic to it, if you are pregnant or breastfeeding, or if you should get liver disease.
  FDA pregnancy category X. This medication harm an unborn baby or cause birth defects. Fluvastatin are excreted in breast milk and may harm a nursing baby. Stop taking this medicine and inform your doctor immediately if you are pregnant.