Pravastatin. Pravastatin is also used to lower the risk of stroke heart attack and other heart complications in people with or without coronary heart disease or. How to use Pravastatin SODIUM Take this medication by mouth with or without food as directed by your doctor usually once daily.
It should be used together with diet changes exercise and weight loss. How to use Pravastatin SODIUM Take this medication by mouth with or without food as directed by your doctor usually once daily. Pravastatin belongs to a group of drugs called HMG CoA reductase inhibitors or statins Pravastatin is used together with diet to lower blood levels of bad cholesterol low-density lipoprotein or LDL to increase levels of good cholesterol high-density lipoprotein or HDL and to lower triglycerides a type of fat in the blood.
Pravastatin belongs to the group of medicines called HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors or statins.
It is taken by mouth. It works by blocking an enzyme that is needed by the body to make cholesterol so this reduces the amount of cholesterol in the blood. Pravastatin is in a class of medications called HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors statins. Although not all of these side effects may occur if they do occur they may need medical attention.