Pravator 20mg Tablet
strip of 10.0 tablets
Prescription required
Manufacturer
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd
Salt Composition
Pravastatin (20mg)
Pravator 20mg Tablet is a lipid-lowering medication (statin) used to lower cholesterol and triglycerides, reducing the risk of heart disease.
Introduction:
Pravator 20mg Tablet is a widely prescribed medicine and is regarded as safe for long-term use. It can be taken with or without food. You should take it every night at bedtime. Most people with high cholesterol do not feel ill but stopping your medicine may increase your cholesterol levels making your condition worse and increasing your risk of heart disease and stroke. It is important to have your cholesterol levels checked regularly. This medicine is only one part of the treatment program which should also include a healthy diet, regular exercise, smoking cessation, moderation of alcohol intake, and weight reduction. You can eat normally while taking this medicine but try to avoid foods that are high in fat.
Dosage Form:
Tablet
Side Effects:
How to Use:
Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Swallow it as a whole. Do not chew, crush or break it. Pravator 20mg Tablet may be taken with or without food but it is better to take it at a fixed time.
How it Works:
Pravator 20mg Tablet is a lipid-lowering medication (statin). It works by blocking an enzyme (HMG-CoA-reductase) that is required in the body to make cholesterol. It thus lowers 'bad' cholesterol (LDL) and triglycerides, raising the level of 'good' cholesterol (HDL).
Quick Tips:
Interacting Drugs:
Introduction:
Pravator 20mg Tablet is a widely prescribed medicine and is regarded as safe for long-term use. It can be taken with or without food. You should take it every night at bedtime. Most people with high cholesterol do not feel ill but stopping your medicine may increase your cholesterol levels making your condition worse and increasing your risk of heart disease and stroke. It is important to have your cholesterol levels checked regularly. This medicine is only one part of the treatment program which should also include a healthy diet, regular exercise, smoking cessation, moderation of alcohol intake, and weight reduction. You can eat normally while taking this medicine but try to avoid foods that are high in fat.
Dosage Form:
Tablet
Side Effects:
- musculoskeletal pain
- nausea
- vomiting
- upper respiratory infection
- diarrhea
- headache
How to Use:
Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Swallow it as a whole. Do not chew, crush or break it. Pravator 20mg Tablet may be taken with or without food but it is better to take it at a fixed time.
How it Works:
Pravator 20mg Tablet is a lipid-lowering medication (statin). It works by blocking an enzyme (HMG-CoA-reductase) that is required in the body to make cholesterol. It thus lowers 'bad' cholesterol (LDL) and triglycerides, raising the level of 'good' cholesterol (HDL).
Quick Tips:
- It should be taken in the evening after dinner and before sleeping.
- Inform your doctor if you experience fatigue, muscle weakness or muscle pain.
- Your doctor may check your liver function before starting the treatment and regularly thereafter.
- Inform your doctor if you notice signs of liver problems such as stomach pains, unusually dark urine or yellowing of skin or eyes.
- Inform your doctor if you have kidney disease, liver disease or diabetes before starting treatment with this medicine.
- Do not take Pravator 20mg Tablet if you are pregnant, planning a pregnancy or breastfeeding.
Interacting Drugs:
- Amiodarone
- Amlodipine
- Azithromycin
- Benidipine
Alcohol Warning:
It is unsafe to consume alcohol with Pravator 20mg Tablet.
Pregnancy Warning:
Pravator 20mg Tablet is highly unsafe to use during pregnancy. Seek your doctor's advice as studies on pregnant women and animals have shown significant harmful effects to the developing baby.
Breastfeeding Warning:
Pravator 20mg Tablet is unsafe to use during breastfeeding. Data suggests that the drug may cause toxicity to the baby.
It is unsafe to consume alcohol with Pravator 20mg Tablet.
Pregnancy Warning:
Pravator 20mg Tablet is highly unsafe to use during pregnancy. Seek your doctor's advice as studies on pregnant women and animals have shown significant harmful effects to the developing baby.
Breastfeeding Warning:
Pravator 20mg Tablet is unsafe to use during breastfeeding. Data suggests that the drug may cause toxicity to the baby.
Pravator 20mg Tablet
strip of 10.0 tablets
Prescription required
Manufacturer
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd
Salt Composition
Pravastatin (20mg)