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Lescol Drug Center
Medical Editor: John P. Cunha, DO, FACOEP
Lescol (fluvastatin sodium) reduces low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol and total cholesterol in the blood, and is used to help prevent heart disease and hardening of the arteries, conditions that can lead to heart attack, stroke, and vascular disease. It is a cholesterol-lowering medication that blocks the production of cholesterol (a type of fat) in the body. Common side effects include stomach upset. Less frequent side effects include muscle pain/tenderness/weakness (especially with fever or unusual tiredness), or change in the amount of urine.
Dose range of Lescol is 20 mg to 80 mg/ day. Lescol may interact with stomach acid reducers, cholestyramine, danazol, diclofenac, glyburide, nefazodone, niacin, phenytoin, rifampin, gemfibrozil or fenofibrate, drugs that weaken your immune system such as cancer medicine or steroids, cyclosporine, tacrolimus, and others; amiodarone, diltiazem, or verapamil, antibiotics, antifungals, blood thinners, or HIV /AIDS medicine. Tell your doctor all medications you area taking. Lescol must not be used during pregnancy. It can cause birth defects. This medication passes into breast milk and may have undesirable effects on a nursing infant. Breast-feeding while using this drug is not recommended.
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Lescol Prescribing Information: Indications & Dosage
Therapy with lipid-altering agents should be only one component of multiple risk factor intervention in individuals at significantly increased risk for atherosclerotic vascular disease due to hypercholesterolemia. Drug therapy is indicated as an adjunct to diet when the response to a diet restricted in saturated fat and cholesterol and other non-pharmacologic measures alone has been inadequate.
Hypercholesterolemia (Heterozygous Familial and Nonfamilial) and Mixed Dyslipidemia
LESCOL and LESCOL XL are indicated
- as an adjunct to diet to reduce eleva...
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What is Lescol Prescribing Information?
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What is Patient information?
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Lescol Patient Information: Side Effects
Get emergency medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficulty breathing; swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat.
Stop using fluvastatin and call your doctor at once if you have any of these serious side effects:
- muscle pain, tenderness, or weakness with fever or flu symptoms and dark colored urine.
Less serious side effects may include:
- mild stomach pain, gas, bloating, stomach upset, heartburn;
- nausea;
- constipation; or
- diarrhea.
This ...
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Lescol Consumer Information: Uses
Fluvastatin is used along with a proper diet to help lower "bad" cholesterol and fats (such as LDL, triglycerides) and raise "good" cholesterol (HDL) in the blood. It belongs to a group of drugs known as "statins." It works by reducing the amount of cholesterol made by the liver. Lowering "bad" cholesterol and triglycerides and raising "good" cholesterol decreases the risk of heart disease and helps prevent strokes and heart attacks.
In addition to eating a proper diet (such as a low-cholesterol/low-fat diet), other lifestyle changes that may help this medication work better include exercis...
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