Comparing Lovastatin vs Pravastatin
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Prescription only
Lovastatin is effective at lowering cholesterol; however, its use may be limited by side effects such as muscle pain. Lovastatin interacts with grapefruit and grapefruit juice products. Prescribed... View more |
Prescription only
Pravastatin is effective at lowering cholesterol; however, it may not be as effective as atorvastatin. Grapefruit products do not affect pravastatin to the same extent as atorvastatin. Prescribed for... View more |
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| More about Lovastatin | More about Pravastatin | ||||||||||||||||
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Lovastatin has an average rating of 6.5 out of 10 from a total of 20 ratings on Drugs.com. 55% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 30% reported a negative effect. |
Pravastatin has an average rating of 4.5 out of 10 from a total of 79 ratings on Drugs.com. 27% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 49% 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. | |||||||||||||||||
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View all Lovastatin side effects |
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Lower cost generic |
Lower cost generic |
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| Half Life Drug half-life is the time required for plasma concentration to reduce to half its original value. | |||||||||||||||||
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4.5 hours |
3 hours |
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Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
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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. |
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A total of 333 drugs are known to interact with Lovastatin:
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A total of 193 drugs are known to interact with Pravastatin:
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August 31, 1987 |
October 31, 1991 |
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N/A |
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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