Pravachol (Pravastatin) Description
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Common uses
This medicine is an hmg-coa reductase inhibitor (also known as a "statin") used to lower cholesterol and triglyceride levels in your blood. It may also be used to treat other conditions as determined by your doctor.
Before using Some medical medicines or conditions can build reciprocally with this medicine. To inform to your doctor or phamacist all the excessive prescription and - the opposite medicine that you are taking. Not to take this medicine if also you are taking fibrates such as gemfibrozil, clofibrate, or fenofibrate; or niacin of the high-dose (1 gram or more per day). The additional supervision of your dose or condition can be necessary if you are taking cyclosporine. Not to begin nor to stop any medicine without the approval of the doctor or the phamacist. To inform to your doctor any other conditions, problems of the muscle, use of the alcohol, allergies (specially to others “statins”), pregnancy, or medical breast-feeding. The use of this medicine is not recommended if you have a history of the conditions of the liver or the abnormal test resultses of the hepática function. Certain medical conditions, including arterial tension loss; severe infection; uncontrolled graspings; or metabolic serious, the endocrina, or the problems of the electrolyte can increase your risk for the indirect effect that can give rise to problems of the kidney whereas they take this medicine. To make contact with enemy with a your doctor if you develop one of these conditions. To make contact with enemy with a your doctor or phamacist if you have some questions or preoccupations to take this medicine. Directions To follow the directions to use this medicine provided by your doctor. This medicine can be taken in an empty stomach or with the food. To try to at the same time take to this medicine every day. To store this medicine in the room temperature in 77 degrees of f (25 degrees of c), far from the heat, of the humidity, and the light. To summarize the storage between 59 and 86 degrees of f (15 and 30 degrees of c) is allowed. If lack a dose of this medicine, to take it as soon as possible. If it is almost hour for your following dose, to jump the lacked dose and to go again to your schedule of regular metering. Not to take 2 doses immediately. Cautions To follow the dietetic plan provided by your doctor. To keep all the appointments from the doctor and the laboratory whereas you are using this medicine. Before having any class of surgery, to say to your doctor that you are taking this medicine. Before you begin to take any new medicine, excessive prescription or - opposite, check with your doctor or phamacist. For the women: not to use this medicine if you are embarrassed. If suspicions that you could be embarrassed, to immediately make contact with enemy with a your doctor. This medicine is excreted in maternal milk. Not to nurse whereas it takes this medicine. Possible side effects The indirect effect that can happen whereas they take this medicine include vertigos or influenza-like symptoms. If they continue or they are annoying, to verify with your doctor. To verify with your doctor the sooner if you experience pain, dulzura, or the weakness of the muscle, specially if it is associate to fever and a general sensation of the malaise; eruption; yellow skin or eyes; unusual drain or contusion; or sore throat. To immediately make contact with enemy with a your doctor if you experience the indirect effect or the following symptoms of the toxicity: swelling of hands, the face, lips, eyes, the throat, or the tongue-piece; difficulty that swallows or that breathes; or hoarseness. If notes other effects nonenumerated above, to make contact with enemy with a your doctor, nurse, or phamacist. If you take too much If the overdose is suspected, to immediately make contact with enemy with your control center of the poison or site of local emergency. Additional information For the best results, this medicine is due to use exercise along with, under-colesterol/la diet with little fat, and a program of the loss of the weight if you are fat. To follow the dietetic plan provided by your doctor. To consult with your doctor. Not to share this medicine with others for whom it was not prescribed. Not to use this medicine for other conditions of the health. To keep this medicine outside the reach from children and domestic animals. If it uses this medicine by a period of the extended time, to obtain the repuesios before your source works towards outside. |
