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How to Take Pravastatin and it's Dose


This medication available in the form of tablet to take by mouth, once a day, with or without food.

Dosage & When it is to be taken

PO: 10-40 mg/day at bedtime, adjust at 4-weekly intervals if needed. Max: 40 mg/day.

When it is not to be taken (Contraindications)

Hypersensitivity; active liver disease; It should be used with extreme caution in children younger than 8 years children, pregnant women and breastfeeding.

Drug Name : Pravastatin

This medication is an HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor, used for lowering high cholesterol and triglycerides in certain patients with appropriate diet.


Trade Names/Brand Names of Pravastatin

India :


International :


Pravachol .
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