Generic Pravachol 80 mg, Pravastatin is an oral drug for lowering cholesterol in the blood. It has been shown to reduce the occurrence of heart attacks, strokes and death caused by coronary heart disease. It belongs to a class of drugs called HMG-CoA reductase Inhibitors, commonly called \\\"statins\\\".

Your doctor may prescribe Generic Pravachol 80 mg along with a cholesterol-lowering diet if your blood cholesterol level is dangerously high and you have not been able to lower it by diet alone.

Statins reduce cholesterol by inhibiting an enzyme in the liver (HMG-CoA reductase) that is necessary for the production of cholesterol.

In the blood, statins lower total and LDL (\\\"bad\\\") cholesterol as well as triglycerides. They also increase HDL (\\\"good\\\") cholesterol. LDL cholesterol is believed to be an important cause of coronary artery disease. Lowering LDL cholesterol levels slows and may even reverse coronary artery disease. Raising HDL cholesterol levels also may slow coronary

For an even greater cholesterol-lowering effect, your doctor may prescribe Generic Pravachol along with a different kind of lipid-lowering drug such as Questran or Colestid. However, you must not take Generic Pravachol at the same time of day as the other cholesterol-lowering drug. Take Generic Pravachol 80 mg at least 1 hour before or 4 hours after taking the other drug.

Generic Pravachol 80 mg should be taken once daily. You may take it anytime, with or without

If Generic Pravachol 80 mg is taken with certain other drugs, the effects of either could be increased, decreased, or altered. It is especially important to check with your doctor before combining Generic Pravachol 80 mg with the following: Cholestyramine (Questran), Cimetidine (Tagamet), Colestipol (Colestid), Diltiazem (Cardizem, Dilacor, Tiazac), Drugs that suppress the immune system, such as Sandimmune and Neoral, Erythromycin (E.E.S., Erythrocin, others), Gemfibrozil (Lopid), Itraconazole (Sporanox), Niacin (Niacor, Niaspan), Warfarin

Special information on Generic Pravachol 80 mg, if you are pregnant or breastfeeding, you must not become pregnant while taking Generic Pravachol 80 mg. Because Generic Pravachol lowers cholesterol, and cholesterol is necessary for the proper development of an unborn baby, there is some suspicion that Generic Pravachol 80 mg might cause birth defects. Your doctor will prescribe Generic Pravachol 80 mg only if you are highly unlikely to become pregnant while taking the drug. If