Is Pravachol still available?

Although the PRAVACHOL 10 mg tablets are no longer available, pravastatin 10 mg tablets are available.

Are pravastatin and Pravachol the same?

Pravastatin (Pravachol) helps improve your cholesterol and triglyceride (fat) levels and is a common medication for people with high cholesterol or heart disease. It is also used for people who are at higher risk of heart disease, such as those with diabetes, even though they may have normal cholesterol levels.

Who makes generic pravastatin?

TEVA Pharmaceuticals
Generic pravastatin tablets (10 milligrams, 20 milligrams, and 40 milligrams) are manufactured by TEVA Pharmaceuticals in Kfar Sava, Israel.

What is the generic for Pravachol?

Pravastatin is the generic name for Pravachol. Unlike other statin drugs, pravastatin is not extensively metabolized, or processed, by CYP3A4 enzymes in the liver.

Who manufactures Pravachol?

Executive Summary. Bristol-Myers Squibb will launch its lipid-lowering drug Pravachol (pravastatin) in mid-November at a direct price discount of 5% and a 10% discount in the price to wholesalers to Merck’s competing product Mevacor (lovastatin).

Is pravastatin hard on your liver?

What about statins and liver damage? You may wonder about the cholesterol medications known as statins and whether they can hurt your liver. While atorvastatin, simvastatin, lovastatin, and pravastatin can frequently affect liver function blood tests, they do not tend to cause concerning liver damage.

Which is better Crestor or pravastatin?

In clinical studies, Crestor (rosuvastatin) has the strongest effect on lowering “bad” cholesterol compared to other statins.

Is Crestor better than pravastatin?

Is there a recall on pravastatin?

The firm is recalling 500-count bottles of pravastatin sodium tablets, 20 mg (NDC 68462-196-05), from lot 17181491 (Exp. 8/21). The 2076 bottles included in the recall were distributed throughout the United States. Glenmark Pharmaceuticals voluntarily issued the recall March 25, 2019.

Is Pravachol a good statin?

Compared to other statins, Pravachol (pravastatin) has fewer interactions with medicines. Pravachol (pravastatin) is less likely to cause muscle and kidney damage than other statin medicines. If you have liver problems, Pravachol (pravastatin) is the safest statin to use. It’s available as a generic.

Is it better to take pravastatin at night or in the morning?

The antioxidant profile of pravastatin is better when the drug is administered in the evening rather than in the morning.