Fluvastatin

Chemical formula: C₂₄H₂₆FNO₄  Molecular mass: 411.473 g/mol  PubChem compound: 1548972

Therapeutic indications

Fluvastatin is indicated for:

Secondary prevention in coronary heart disease after percutaneous coronary interventions

Population group: only adults (18 years old or older)

Secondary prevention of major adverse cardiac events in adults with coronary heart disease after percutaneous coronary interventions.

For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments (click for details):

Primary hypercholesterolaemia, mixed dyslipidaemia

Population group: only adults (18 years old or older)

Treatment of adults with primary hypercholesterolaemia or mixed dyslipidaemia, as an adjunct to diet, when response to diet and other non-pharmacological treatments (e.g. exercise, weight reduction) are inadequate.

For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments (click for details):

Heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia

Population group: only children (1 year - 12 years old) , adolescents (12 years - 18 years old)

Familial hypercholesterolaemia - heterozygous

For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments (click for details):

Contraindications

Fluvastatin is contraindicated in the following cases:

Liver disease

Hepatopathy

Pregnancy

Pregnancy

Lactation

Lactation

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