Chemical formula: C₂₃H₃₆O₇ Molecular mass: 424.528 g/mol PubChem compound: 54687
Pravastatin is indicated for:
Population group: only adults (18 years old or older)
Reduction of cardiovascular mortality and morbidity in patients with a history of myocardial infarction or unstable angina pectoris and with either normal or increased cholesterol levels, as an adjunct to correction of other risk factors.
For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments (click for details):
Population group: only adults (18 years old or older)
Treatment of primary hypercholesterolaemia or mixed dyslipidaemia, as an adjunct to diet, when response to diet and other non-pharmacological treatments (e.g. exercise, weight reduction) is inadequate.
For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments (click for details):
Population group: only adults (18 years old or older)
Reduction of post transplantation hyperlipidaemia in-patient receiving immunosuppressive therapy following solid organ transplantation.
For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments (click for details):
Population group: only adults (18 years old or older)
Reduction of cardiovascular mortality and morbidity in patients with a history of myocardial infarction or unstable angina pectoris and with either normal or increased cholesterol levels, as an adjunct to correction of other risk factors.
For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments (click for details):
Population group: only children (1 year - 12 years old) , adolescents (12 years - 18 years old)
Children and adolescents (8-18 years of age) with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia.
For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments (click for details):
Pravastatin is contraindicated in the following cases:
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