Comparing Livalo vs Rosuvastatin

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Livalo (pitavastatin)

Rosuvastatin

Prescription only

Livalo is effective at lowering levels of total cholesterol, LDL-C, and triglycerides (TG) to a similar level as the most potent statins, simvastatin, and atorvastatin; however, it may be more... View more

Prescription only

Rosuvastatin is effective at lowering cholesterol; however, its use may be limited by side effects such as muscle pain. People of Asian descent may be more sensitive to the effects of rosuvastatin... View more

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Ratings & Reviews

Livalo has an average rating of 5.4 out of 10 from a total of 93 ratings on Drugs.com. 38% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 37% reported a negative effect.

Rosuvastatin has an average rating of 5.0 out of 10 from a total of 261 ratings on Drugs.com. 33% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 45% reported a negative effect.

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Side Effects Experienced by Users Side effects are reported in Drugs.com user reviews and not clinically verified.

Pain (21.5%)
Muscle pain (18.3%)
Back pain (9.7%)
Joint pain (7.5%)
Neck pain (7.5%)
Weakness (7.5%)
Confusion (6.5%)

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Pain (21.8%)
Joint pain (14.2%)
Muscle pain (13.8%)
Weakness (10.3%)
Cramps (7.7%)
Dizziness (7.7%)
Fatigue (6.1%)

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Drug Class

Statins

Statins

Generic Availability

Lower cost generic approved

Lower cost generic

Pricing and Coupons * Prices are without insurance

Quantity	90 tablet
Strength	1 mg
Per unit^*	$11.49
Cost^*	$1,033.96

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Quantity	50 each
Strength	40 mg
Per unit^*	$1.31
Cost^*	$65.53

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Dosage Forms

Oral tablet

Oral tablet

Half Life Drug half-life is the time required for plasma concentration to reduce to half its original value.

12 hours

19 hours

CSA Schedule ¹ View glossary of CSA terms

Not a controlled drug

Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act.

Not a controlled drug

Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act.

Pregnancy Category

Category X Not for use in pregnancy

See the full pregnancy warnings document.

Category X Not for use in pregnancy

See the full pregnancy warnings document.

Drug Interactions

A total of 178 drugs are known to interact with Livalo:

19 major drug interactions (84 brand and generic names)
156 moderate drug interactions (400 brand and generic names)
3 minor drug interactions (6 brand and generic names)

A total of 247 drugs are known to interact with Rosuvastatin:

38 major drug interactions (108 brand and generic names)
198 moderate drug interactions (580 brand and generic names)
11 minor drug interactions (96 brand and generic names)

Alcohol/Food/Lifestyle Interactions

Pitavastatin may cause liver problems and using it with substantial quantities of alcohol may... View more

Rosuvastatin may cause liver problems and using it with substantial quantities of alcohol may... View more

Disease Interactions

First Approval Date

August 03, 2009

August 12, 2003

WADA Class View classifications

N/A

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¹ The Controlled Substances Act (CSA) schedule information displayed applies to substances regulated under federal law. There may be variations in CSA schedules between individual states.

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