What are the danger if you just stop taking lescol xl?

30 May 2011

The only problem you may have if you stop taking Lescol is that your cholesterol levels will rise. Please discuss with your doctor before stopping the medicine.

Lescol XL (Fluvastatin) is in a group of drugs called HMG CoA reductase inhibitors, or "statins." Fluvastatin reduces levels of "bad" cholesterol (low-density lipoprotein, or LDL) and triglycerides in the blood, while increasing levels of "good" cholesterol (high-density lipoprotein, or HDL).

Fluvastatin is used to treat high cholesterol in adults and children who are at least 10 years old. Lowering your cholesterol can help prevent heart disease and hardening of the arteries, conditions that can lead to heart attack, stroke, and vascular disease.

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