Do not use pravastatin
If you are allergic (hypersensitive) to pravastatin or any of the other ingredients of the medicinal product prescribed to you. If you think may be allergic, ask your doctor.
Allergy symptoms may include:
- Asthma attacks with shortness of breath, audible wheezing or rapid breathing.
- More or less sudden swelling of the face, lips, tongue or elsewhere in the body. It is especially critical if it affects the vocal cords.
- Hives, itching, rash
- Anaphylactic shock (loss of consciousness, paleness, sweating, etc.).
Nor you should take this medicine if:
- You have liver disease (active liver disease);
- Several blood tests show abnormal liver function (elevated liver enzymes in the blood).
This medicine has been prescribed for you personally and you should not pass it on to others. It may harm them, even if their symptoms are the same as yours.
If you are not sure if any of this can be applied to you, ask your doctor or pharmacist.
Take special care with pravastatin
Before taking this treatment, you should consult your doctor if you have or have had any of the following medical problems:
- A kidney disease;
- Hypothyroidism;
- A liver disease or problems with alcohol (drink large amounts of alcohol);
- Muscle disorders caused by an inherited disease;
- Muscle problems caused by another medicine belonging to the statins group (HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors) or belonging to the group known as fibrates.
If you've had any of these problems, or if you are over 70 years your doctor will perform a blood test before and possibly during treatment. These blood tests are used to assess the risk of suffering muscle side effects.
If you experience unexplained muscle pain or cramps during treatment, tell your doctor immediately.
If you have any questions about this, check with your doctor before
taking pravastatin.
If you have any of the conditions described above, contact your doctor before taking the medicine.
Remember that your doctor has prescribed this medicine only for you. Never give it to someone else.
If in doubt, consult your doctor.
Taking other medicines
Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking or have recently taken any other medicines, including herbal products or drugs obtained without a prescription.
Especially, tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking:
When combined with this treatment, the medicines listed below may increase the risk of muscle problems.
It is important that you tell your doctor if you are being treated with:
- A drug that lowers blood cholesterol levels (fibrates, e.g.
gemfibrozil, fenofibrate);
- A medication that lowers the body's defenses (cyclosporine);
- A drug used to treat infections caused by bacteria (an antibiotic such as erythromycin or clarithromycin);
- Any other medicine used to lower cholesterol levels in your blood (nicotinic acid)
- If you are also using a medicine to lower fat levels in your blood (such as cholestyramine or colestipol). Pravastatin should be taken at least one hour before or four hours after the resin. This is because the resin can affect the absorption of pravastatin if the two medicines are taken simultaneously.
Consult your doctor or pharmacist before taking any medicine.
Taking pravastatin with food and beverages
This treatment can be taken with or without food, with half a glass of water.
You should reduce your alcohol consumption to a minimum. If in doubt about how much alcohol you can drink while being treated with this medication, consult your doctor.
Special physiological situations
Pregnancy and lactation
always consult your doctor or pharmacist before taking any medicine during pregnancy or lactation.
Pregnancy
Do not take pravastatin during pregnancy. If you discover you are pregnant, inform your doctor immediately.
Lactation
Pravastatin should not be used during breastfeeding as this medication passes into breast milk.
Driving and using machines
The active substance pravastatin usually does not affect your ability to drive or operate machinery. However, if you experience symptoms of dizziness, blurred or double vision during treatment do not drive or use machines until you are sure that you are able to do so.
Like all medicines, pravastatin can cause side effects although not everybody gets them.
The frequency of side effects is classified into:
Very common: affect 1 out of 1-10 patients
Common: affect 1 out of 10-100 patients
Uncommon: affect 1 out of 100-1.000 patients
Rare: affect 1 out of 1.000-10.000 patients
Very Rare: affect less than 1 in 10,000 patients
Incidence not known: Can not be established the true incidence from the available data
Stop taking pravastatin and consult your doctor immediately if you notice an unexplained or persistent muscular pain, muscle tenderness, weakness or cramps, especially, if simultaneously you do not feel well or have a fever.
In very rare cases, muscle problems can be serious (rhabdomyolysis) and may cause kidney disease that can be life-threatening.
Sudden serious allergic reactions such as swelling of the face, lips, tongue or windpipe can cause serious difficulties in breathing (angioedema).This is a very rare side effect which can be serious. You should inform your doctor immediately if this occurs.
Uncommon side effects:
Nervous system disorders:
Dizziness, tiredness, headache, sleep disorders
Ocular disturbances:
Blurred vision or double vision
Gastrointestinal disorders:
Indigestion, nausea, vomiting, stomach ache or upset stomach, diarrhea, constipation and flatulence.
Hepatobiliary disorders:
Very rare side effects: jaundice (yellowing of the skin), hepatitis (liver inflammation),
fulminant hepatic necrosis (destruction of liver cells).
Skin and hair disorders:
Itching, acne, rash, blisters accompanied by itching, abnormalities of hair and scalp (including hair loss).
Urinary and genital disorders:
Alterations in the micturition (such as painful urination, frequent urination y urinate more frequently at night) and
sexual problems.
Disorders of the muscles and joints:
aching muscles and joints
Very rare side effects:
Nervous system disorders:
Altered sense of touch including burning and tingling or numbness, which indicates nerve damage
Skin disorders:
severe skin disorder (lupus erythematosus-like syndrome)
Liver disorders:
Inflammation of the liver or pancreas;
rapid destruction of liver cells (fulminant hepatic necrosis)
Disorders of muscles and bones:
Inflammation of one or more muscles causing muscle pain or weakness (myositis or polymyositis); muscle pain or weakness, inflammation of tendons, sometimes complicated by rupture.
Alterations of blood tests:
Increase in transaminases (a group of enzymes in the blood) which may be a sign of liver problems. Your doctor may want to conduct periodic tests for an appropriated control.
This list does not include all adverse reactions associated with the use of pravastatin, both well established as those that are under consideration or confirmation. In case you feel unwell, should immediately consult with the doctor who prescribed this medicine.
If you notice any side effects not listed in this website or in the leaflet accompanying the package, ask your doctor or pharmacist.
If any of the side effects gets serious, tell your doctor or pharmacist.
This page contains list of brands of authorized pharmaceutical specialties of the active principle pravastatin in the countries listed below:
[ Australia] [ Brazil] [ Canada] [ France] [ Germany] [ India] [ Italy] [ Japan] [ Mexico] [ Pakistan] [ Puerto Rico] [ Spain] [ Turkey] [ United Kingdom] [ U.S.A]
Given the nature of the pharmaceutical market, some specialties may be unavailable, have been removed from the pharmaceutical market or have changed its name. So that, in no case can take decisions based on the information contained on the page. MEDIZZINE is not responsible for any damage arising from the information provided, which may be incomplete or outdated.
Warning:
With exceptions expressly indicated, these lists do not include active principle associations with other drugs or clinical use containers.
Australia: ▲
APO-PRAVASTATIN 10-20-40-80 mg tablets
AURO-PRAVASTATIN 10-20-40-80 mg tablets
CHEMMART PRAVASTATIN 10-20-40-80 mg tablets
CHOLSTAT 10-20-40 mg tablets
CHOLVASTIN 20-40 mg tablets
LIPOSTAT 10-20-40-80 mg tablets
PHARMACOR PRAVASTATIN 10-20-40 mg tablets
PRAVACHOL 10-20-40-80 mg tablets
PRAVASTATIN ACTAVIS 10-20-40 mg tablets
PRAVASTATIN AN 10-20-40-80 mg tablets
PRAVASTATIN GENERICHEALTH 10-20-40 mg tablets
PRAVASTATIN SANDOZ 10-20-40-80 mg tablets
PRAVASTATIN WINTHROP 10-20-40 mg tablets
PRAVASTATIN-GA 10-20-40-80 mg tablets
PRAVASTATIN-PS 20-40-80 mg tablets
TERRY WHITE CHEMISTS PRAVASTATIN 10-20-40 mg tablets
Brazil: ▲
LENITRAL 10-20-40 mg, tablets
MEVALOTIN 20-40 mg, tablets
PRAVACOL 10-20-40 mg, tablets
PRAVASTATINA ACCORD 10-20-40 mg, tablets
PRAVASTATINA ARROW 10-20-40 mg, tablets
PRAVASTATINA MEDLEY 10-20-40 mg, tablets
PRAVASTATINA MEPHA-RATIOPHARM 10-20 mg, tablets
PRAVASTATINA RANBAXY 10-20-40 mg, tablets
Canada: ▲
ACT PRAVASTATIN 10-20-40 mg, tablets
APO-PRAVASTATIN 10-20-40 mg, tablets
DOM-PRAVASTATIN 10-20-40 mg, tablets
JAMP-PRAVASTATIN 10-20-40 mg, tablets
MINT-PRAVASTATIN 10-20-40 mg, tablets
MYLAN-PRAVASTATIN 10-20-40 mg, tablets
PMS-PRAVASTATIN 10-20-40 mg, tablets
PRAVACHOL 10-20-40 mg, tablets
PRAVASTATIN SANIS HEALTH 10-20-40 mg, tablets
PRAVASTATIN SIVEM 10-20-40 mg, tablets
PRAVASTATIN PRO DOC 10-20-40 mg, tablets
RAN-PRAVASTATIN 10-20-40 mg, tablets
RIVA-PRAVASTATIN 10-20-40 mg, tablets
SANDOZ PRAVASTATIN 10-20-40 mg, tablets
TEVA-PRAVASTATIN 10-20-40 mg, tablets
France: ▲
ELISOR 10-20-40 mg, divisible tablets
PRAVASTATINE ACCORD 10-20-40 mg, tablets
PRAVASTATINE ACTAVIS 20-40 mg, tablets
PRAVASTATINE ALMUS 20 mg, divisible tablets
PRAVASTATINE ALMUS 40 mg mg, tablets
PRAVASTATINE ALS 20-40 mg, divisible tablets
PRAVASTATINE ALTER 20 mg, divisible tablets
PRAVASTATINE ALTER 40 mg, tablets
PRAVASTATINE ARROW 10-20-40 mg, divisible tablets
PRAVASTATINE ARROW GENERIQUES 10-40 mg, tablets
PRAVASTATINE ARROW GENERIQUES 20 mg, divisible tablets
PRAVASTATINE BIOGARAN 10-20 mg, divisible tablets
PRAVASTATINE BIOGARAN 40 mg, tablets
PRAVASTATINE BIOSTABILEX 20 mg, divisible tablets
PRAVASTATINE BIOSTABILEX 40 mg, tablets
PRAVASTATINE CRISTERS 10-40 mg, tablets
PRAVASTATINE CRISTERS 20 mg, divisible tablets
PRAVASTATINE EG 10-20 mg, divisible tablets
PRAVASTATINE EG 40 mg, tablets
PRAVASTATINE EVOLUGEN 10-20 mg, divisible tablets
PRAVASTATINE EVOLUGEN 40 mg, tablets
PRAVASTATINE GERDA 20-40 mg, tablets
PRAVASTATINE ISOMED 20 mg, divisible tablets
PRAVASTATINE ISOMED 40 mg, tablets
PRAVASTATINE LBR 20 mg, divisible tablets
PRAVASTATINE LBR 40 mg, tablets
PRAVASTATINE MYLAN 10-20 mg, divisible tablets
PRAVASTATINE MYLAN 40 mg, tablets
PRAVASTATINE PHR LAB 10-20-40 mg, divisible tablets
PRAVASTATINE RATIO 10-20-40 mg, tablets
PRAVASTATINE RATIOPHARM 10-20 mg, divisible tablets
PRAVASTATINE RATIOPHARM 40 mg, tablets
PRAVASTATINE RPG 20 mg, divisible tablets
PRAVASTATINE RPG 40 mg, tablets
PRAVASTATINE SANDOZ 10-20 mg, divisible tablets
PRAVASTATINE SANDOZ 40 mg, tablets
PRAVASTATINE TEVA 10-20-40 mg, tablets
PRAVASTATINE ZENTIVA 10-20 mg, divisible tablets
PRAVASTATINE ZENTIVA 40 mg, tablets
PRAVASTATINE ZYDUS 20 mg, divisible tablets
PRAVASTATINE ZYDUS 40 mg, tablets
VASTEN 10-20 mg, divisible tablets
VASTEN 40 mg, tablets
Germany: ▲
LIPIFACIL 10-20-40 mg, tablets
PRAVA BASICS 10-20-40 mg, tablets
PRAVA-Q 20-40 mg, tablets
PRAVA-TEVA 10-20-40 mg, tablets
PRAVAGAMMA 10-20-40 mg, tablets
PRAVALICH 10-20-40 mg, tablets
PRAVASIN PROTECT 10-20-40 mg, tablets
PRAVASTATIN - 1 A PHARMA 10-20-30-40 mg, tablets
PRAVASTATIN ABZ 20-40 mg, tablets
PRAVASTATIN AL 20-40 mg, tablets
PRAVASTATIN DURA 10-20-40 mg, tablets
PRAVASTATIN HEUMANN HEUNET 10-20-40 mg, tablets
PRAVASTATIN HEUMANN NORISPHARM 10-20-40 mg, tablets
PRAVASTATIN HEXAL 10-20-30-40 mg, tablets
PRAVASTATIN SANDOZ 20-30-40 mg, tablets
PRAVASTATIN STADA 20-40 mg, tablets
PRAVASTATIN-CT 10-20-40 mg, tablets
PRAVASTATIN-RATIOPHARM 10-20-40 mg,tablets
India: ▲
PRASTATIN 10-20 mg, tablets
PRAVATOR 10-20 mg,tablets
Italy: ▲
ADRESTAT 40 mg, tablets
APLACTIN 20-40 mg, tablets
LANGIPRAV 20-40 mg, tablets
PLASTEROL 20-40 mg, tablets
PRAVASELECT 20-40 mg, tablets
PRAVASTATINA ACCORD 20-40 mg, tablets
PRAVASTATINA ALTER 20-40 mg, tablets
PRAVASTATINA ANGENERICO 20-40 mg, tablets
PRAVASTATINA ARROW 20 mg mg, tablets
PRAVASTATINA DOC GENERICI 20-40 mg, tablets
PRAVASTATINA DR REDDY'S 20-40 mg, tablets
PRAVASTATINA EG 20-40 mg, tablets
PRAVASTATINA FG 20-40 mg, tablets
PRAVASTATINA FIDIA 20-40 mg, tablets
PRAVASTATINA GERMED 20-40 mg, tablets
PRAVASTATINA IPSO PHARMA 40 mg, tablets
PRAVASTATINA MYLAN 20-40 mg, tablets
PRAVASTATINA PENSA 20-40 mg, tablets
PRAVASTATINA RANBAXY 20-40 mg, tablets
PRAVASTATINA RATIOPHARM 20-40 mg, tablets
PRAVASTATINA SANDOZ 20-40 mg, tablets
PRAVASTATINA TEVA 20-40 mg, tablets
PRAVASTATINA ZENTIVA 20-40 mg, tablets
RASTANIT 20 mg, tablets
SANAPRAV 20-40 mg, tablets
SELECTIN 20-40 mg, tablets
SETAC 20-40 mg, tablets
VASTICOR 20-40 mg,tablets
Japan: ▲
ALSETIN 5-10 mg, tablets
MEVALECT 5-10 mg, tablets
MEVALILIN 5-10 mg, tablets
MEVALOTIN 0.5-1% 1 g, fine gran
MEVALOTIN 5-10 mg, tablets
MEVATORTE 0.5-1% 1 g, fine gran
MEVATORTE 5-10 mg, tablets
PRAVASTATIN AMEL 5-10 mg, tablets
PRAVASTATIN CHEMIPHAR 5-10 mg, tablets
PRAVASTATIN CHOSEI 5-10 mg, tablets
PRAVASTATIN EE 5-10 mg, tablets
PRAVASTATIN FUSO 5-10 mg, tablets
PRAVASTATIN KN 5-10 mg, tablets
PRAVASTATIN KYORIN 5-10 mg, tablets
PRAVASTATIN MED 5-10 mg, tablets
PRAVASTATIN NICHI-IKO 5-10 mg, tablets
PRAVASTATIN NIKP 5-10 mg, tablets
PRAVASTATIN NP 5-10 mg, tablets
PRAVASTATIN NS 5-10 mg, tablets
PRAVASTATIN OHARA 5-10 mg, tablets
PRAVASTATIN PFIZER Tab. 5-10 mg, tablets
PRAVASTATIN SAWAI 5-10 mg, tablets
PRAVASTATIN TANABE 5-10 mg, tablets
PRAVASTATIN TCK 5-10 mg, tablets
PRAVASTATIN TOWA 5-10 mg, tablets
PRAVASTATIN TSURUHARA 5-10 mg, tablets
PRAVASTATIN YOSHIN 5-10 mg, tablets
Mexico: ▲
ACCOGARD 10-20 mg, 10, 15, 20, 30, 50, 60 & 100 tablets
ACCOGARD 40 mg, 10 tablets
ASTIN 10-20 mg, 15 tablets
BRAKHOR 10-20 mg, 20 tablets
CELUTEROL 10-20-40-80 mg, 5, 10, 15, 30, 50 & 100 tablets
COLPRADIN 10 mg, 30 tablets
KENSTATIN 10-20 mg, 15 & 30 tablets
KENVASTIN 10-20 mg, 15 & 30 tablets
LEXET 10-20 mg, 15 & 30 tablets
LORETSIN 10-20 mg, 15 & 30 tablets
MAVITINA 10 mg, 15 tablets
NOVINA 10 mg, 30 tablets
PAVER 10-20 mg, 14 & 30 tablets
PIFLAXAN 10 mg, 30 tablets
PRASIVER 10 mg, 15 tablets
PRAVACOL 10 mg, 15 tablets
PRAVACOL 20-40-80 mg, 10 & 20 tablets
PRAVASTATINA PROBIOMED 10-20 mg, 15 tablets
PRAVASTATINA KENER 10-20 mg, 30 tablets
PRAVASTATINA BRULUART 10 mg, 30 tablets
PRAVASTATINA APOTEX 10 mg, 15 & 30 tablets
PRAVASTATINA ARLEX 10 mg, 10 tablets
STRIACOL 10-20 mg, 15 & 30 tablets
STRIACOL 40 mg, 15 tablets
TISSULEST 10-20 mg, 15, 30 & 60 tablets
TRATINAL 10 mg, 15 tablets
TRIDANIL-H 10 mg, 30 tablets
VALPRASTIN 10 mg, 30 tablets
VAPRASIL 10-20-40-80 mg, 15 tablets
VARLEX 10 mg, 15 & 30 tablets
XIPRAL 10 mg, 10 tablets
Pakistan: ▲
FOVAX 20 mg, tablets
HYPOCHOL 10 mg, tablets
PESTATIN 10-20-40 mg, tablets
PRALIP 10-20 mg, tablets
PRAVAS 10-20 mg, tablets
PRAVACHOL 20 mg, tablets
Spain: ▲
BRISTACOL 10, 20 & 40 mg, 28 tablets
LIPEMOL 10, 20 & 40 mg, 28 tablets
LIPLAT 10, 20 & 40 mg, 28 tablets
MINUSCOL 10, 20 & 40 mg, 28 tablets
PRAREDUCT 10, 20 & 40 mg, 28 tablets
PRAVASTATINA ACOST 10, 20 & 40 mg, 28 tablets
PRAVASTATINA ALTER 10, 20 & 40 mg, 28 tablets
PRAVASTATINA APHAR 10, 20 & 40 mg, 28 tablets
PRAVASTATINA APOTEX 10, 20 & 40 mg, 28 tablets
PRAVASTATINA BEXAL 10, 20 & 40 mg, 28 tablets
PRAVASTATINA CINFA 10, 20 & 40 mg, 28 tablets
PRAVASTATINA CUVE 10, 20 & 40 mg, 28 tablets
PRAVASTATINA DAVUR 10, 20 & 40 mg, 28 tablets
PRAVASTATINA DERMOGENERIS 10, 20 & 40 mg, 28 tablets
PRAVASTATINA EDIGEN 10, 20 & 40 mg, 28 tablets
PRAVASTATINA FARMALIDER 10, 20 & 40 mg, 28 tablets
PRAVASTATINA KERN PHARMA 10, 20 & 40 mg, 28 tablets
PRAVASTATINA KORHISPANIA 10, 20 & 40 mg, 28 tablets
PRAVASTATINA MABO 10, 20 & 40 mg, 28 tablets
PRAVASTATINA MYLAN 10, 20 & 40 mg, 28 tablets
PRAVASTATINA NORMON 10, 20 & 40 mg, 28 tablets
PRAVASTATINA PHARMAGENUS 10, 20 & 40 mg, 28 tablets
PRAVASTATINA PLACASOD 10, 20 & 40 mg, 28 tablets
PRAVASTATINA QUALIGEN 10, 20 & 40 mg, 28 tablets
PRAVASTATINA RANBAXY 10, 20 & 40 mg, 28 tablets
PRAVASTATINA RATIOPHARM 10, 20 & 40 mg, 28 tablets
PRAVASTATINA STADA 10, 20 & 40 mg, 28 tablets
PRAVASTATINA TARBIS 10, 20 & 40 mg, 28 tablets
PRAVASTATINA TECNIGEN 10, 20 & 40 mg, 28 tablets
PRAVASTATINA TEVA 10, 20 & 40 mg, 28 tablets
PRAVASTATINA UR 10, 20 & 40 mg, 28 tablets
PRAVASTATINA WINTHROP 10, 20 & 40 mg, 28 tablets
PRITADOL 10, 20 & 40 mg, 28 tablets
Turkey: ▲
PRAVACHOL 10-20-40 mg, tablets
United Kingdom: ▲
LIPOSTAT 10-20-40 mg, 28 tablets
PRAVASTATIN AAH PHARMA 10-20-40 mg, 28 tablets
PRAVASTATIN ALLIANCE HEALTHCARE 10-20-40 mg, 28 tablets
PRAVASTATIN ALMUS PHARMA 10-20-40 mg, 28 tablets
PRAVASTATIN ARROW 20-40 mg, 28 tablets
PRAVASTATIN GENERICS 10-20-40 mg, 28 tablets
PRAVASTATIN KENT PHARMA 10-20-40 mg, 28 tablets
PRAVASTATIN SANDOZ 10-20-40 mg, 28 tablets
PRAVASTATIN TEVA 10-20-40 mg, 28 tablets
U.S.A. and Puerto Rico: ▲
PRAVACHOL 10-20-40-80 mg, 90 tablets
PRAVASTATIN AMERICAN HEALTH PACK 10-20-40 mg, 100 tablets
PRAVASTATIN APOTEX 10-20-40-80 mg, 90 & 100 tablets
PRAVASTATIN CADILA HEALTHCARE 10-20-40-80 mg, 90 tablets
PRAVASTATIN CARDINAL HEALTH 40 mg, 10 tablets
PRAVASTATIN COBALT LAB 10-20-40-80 mg, 90 tablets
PRAVASTATIN GLENMARK GENERICS 10-20-40-80 mg, 90 tablets
PRAVASTATIN INTERNATIONAL LABS 10-20-40 mg, 30 tablets
PRAVASTATIN LUPIN 10-20-40-80 mg, 90 tablets
PRAVASTATIN MYLAN 10-20-40-80 mg, 90 tablets
PRAVASTATIN MAJOR 10-20-40 mg, 100 tablets
PRAVASTATIN MED HEALTH PHARMA 10-20-40-80 mg, 90 tablets
PRAVASTATIN MYLAN 10-20-40-80 mg, 90 tablets
PRAVASTATIN NCS HEALTHCARE OF KY 80 mg, 30 tablets
PRAVASTATIN PHYSICIANS TOTAL CARE 10-20-40-80 mg, 30 & 90 tablets
PRAVASTATIN REBEL 10 mg, 30 tablets
PRAVASTATIN REBEL 20-40 mg, 30 & 90 tablets
PRAVASTATIN REMEDYREPACK 10-20-40 mg, 90 tablets
PRAVASTATIN STAT FLORIDA DOH CENTRAL PHARM 10-20-40-80 mg, 30 tablets
PRAVASTATIN TEVA 10-20-40-80 mg, 90 tablets
PRAVASTATIN WATSON 10-20-40-80 mg, 90 tablets
PRAVASTATIN ZYDUS 10-20-40-80 mg, 90 tablets
Page updated: October 05, 2008.