Lorvast

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• Read drug prescription
• What is Lorvast
• Lorvast side effects
• Lorvast dosing
• Select the most affordable brand or generic drug
• Frequently asked Questions
• How should I take Lorvast?
• What other drugs will affect Lorvast?
• Who should not take Lorvast?
• Lorvast reviews

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What is Lorvast

Lorvast is in a group of drugs called HMG CoA reductase inhibitors, or "statins." Lorvast reduces levels of "bad" cholesterol and triglycerides in the blood, while increasing levels of "good" cholesterol (high-density lipoprotein, or HDL).
Lorvast is used to treat high cholesterol, and to lower the risk of stroke, heart attack, or other heart complications in people with type 2 diabetes, coronary heart disease, or other risk factors.
Lorvast is used in adults and children who are at least 10 years old.
Lorvast may also be used for purposes not listed in Lorvast guide.

Lorvast side effects

Get emergency medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficulty breathing; swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat.
Stop taking Lorvast and call your doctor at once if you have any of these serious side effects:

• unexplained muscle pain, tenderness, or weakness;
• confusion, memory problems;
• fever, unusual tiredness, and dark colored urine;
• swelling, weight gain, urinating less than usual or not at all;
• increased thirst, increased urination, hunger, dry mouth, fruity breath odor, drowsiness, dry skin, blurred vision, weight loss; or
• nausea, upper stomach pain, itching, loss of appetite, dark urine, clay-colored stools, jaundice.

Less serious side effects may include:

• mild muscle pain;
• diarrhea; or
• mild nausea.

This is not a complete list of side effects and others may occur. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
See also: Side effects (in more detail)

Lorvast dosing

Usual Adult Dose for Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease:

Initial dose: 10 mg to 80 mg orally once a day.
The initial dosage of Lorvast recommended for this patient in the prevention of cardiovascular disease is 10 mg to 80 mg orally once a day. Lorvast may be administered at any time of the day without regard for meals.
Dose adjustments should be made at intervals of 2 to 4 weeks.
Studies have demonstrated that treatment with Lorvast is associated with significant reductions in the risk of cardiovascular endpoints and stroke in various patient populations for both primary and secondary prevention.
For primary prevention, Lorvast treatment was effective in hypertensive patients with normal or mildly elevated cholesterol levels as well as in patients with type II diabetes. Patients had relatively low cholesterol levels at baseline in both trials; however, treatment with Lorvast still resulted in significant reductions in cardiovascular outcomes and stroke.
For secondary prevention, intensive Lorvast lowering therapy with Lorvast 80 mg/day was associated with significant incremental clinical benefit beyond therapy with 10 mg/day in patients with stable coronary heart disease. It was also shown to significantly reduce the risk of clinical outcomes in coronary heart disease patients versus usual medical care.

Usual Adult Dose for Hyperlipidemia:

Initial dose: 10, 20 or 40 mg orally once a day. The 40 mg starting dose is recommended for patients who require a reduction in LDL-cholesterol of more than 45%.
Dose adjustments should be made at intervals of 2 to 4 weeks.
Maintenance dose: 10 to 80 mg orally once a day.

Usual Pediatric Dose for Heterozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia:

10 to 17 years:
10 mg per day. Adjustments should be made at intervals of 4 weeks or more.

Active ingredients: Atorvastatin

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Strength	Quantity	Price, USD	Country
ATV (10mg)
10 mg	10 Tablet	$0.67
20 mg x 100's		$16.80
ATV 20mg TAB / 100		$16.80
ATV tab 20 mg x 10's		$1.86	Zee Lab
Atv 10mg Tablet		$0.07	Zee Laboratories
ATV 10MG TABLET 1 strip(s) (10 tablets each)		$0.67	Zee Laboratories
ATV tab 10 mg x 10's		$0.77	Zee Lab
10 mg x 100's		$8.40
ATV 10mg TAB / 100		$8.40
AXN (10mg)
10 mg	10 Tablet	$0.83
AXN Capsule/ Tablet / 250mg (10 units)		$0.41	Anthus Pharmaceuticals
AXN Capsule/ Tablet / 333mg (10 units)		$0.47	Anthus Pharmaceuticals
Arvastatil
Asvasin (20mg)
20 mg	10 Tablet	$2.09
20 mg x 10's		$2.09
Asvasin 20mg TAB / 10		$2.09
ASVASIN tab 10 mg x 10's		$0.49	AS Pharma
5 mg x 10's		$0.69
Asvasin 5mg TAB / 10		$0.69
ASVASIN tab 20 mg x 10's		$0.84	AS Pharma
10 mg x 10's		$1.19
Asvasin 10mg TAB / 10		$1.19
Atastar
Atocor (5mg)
20 mg x 10's		$1.69
ATOCOR ACTIV 10 MG TABLET 1 strip(s) (30 tablets each)		$2.24	Dr Reddy's Laboratories Ltd
ATOCOR 40 MG TABLET 1 strip(s) (15 tablets each)		$3.16	Dr Reddy's Laboratories Ltd
ATOCOR 5 MG TABLET 1 strip(s) (10 tablets each)		$0.62	Dr Reddy's Laboratories Ltd
ATOCOR 10 MG TABLET 1 strip(s) (10 tablets each)		$0.75	Dr Reddy's Laboratories Ltd
ATOCOR Capsule/ Tablet / 10mg (10 units)		$1.14	Dr. Reddy's Laboratories
Atorbir
Atorgon
Atormex
10 mg	10 Tablet	$0.83
ATORMEX tab 10 mg x 10's		$0.83	Elmex
Atormex 10mg TAB / 10		$0.83
Atorva Pfizer
Atorvader
ATORVADER tab 10 mg x 10's		$0.84	Wonder (Wonder HC)
Atorvader 10mg TAB / 10		$0.84
Atorvader (10mg)
10 mg	10 Tablet	$0.84
ATORVADER tab 10 mg x 10's		$0.84	Wonder (Wonder HC)
Atorvader 10mg TAB / 10		$0.84
Atorvastatin easypharm
Atorvastatina Abex
Atorvastatina Mundogen
Atorvastatina Normalip
Atorvastatina Opko
Atorvastatina Urquima
Atorvastax-Drossapharm
Atovans
Avas FC (5mg)
10 mg	10 Tablet	$0.71
Callator
Cosator (10mg)
10 mg	10 Tablet	$0.95
Cosator 10 mg Tablet		$0.10
Dysliptin
DYSLIPTIN TABLET 20MG 1 strip(s) (10 tablets each)		$1.72	East West Pharma
Dysliptin 40 mg Tablet		$0.24
Dysliptin 5 mg Tablet		$0.05
DYSLIPTIN 10MG TABLET 1 strip(s) (10 tablets each)		$0.75	East West Pharma
Engolin
Estatlen
Etovas (20mg)
20 mg	10 Tablet	$0.74
ETOVAS tab 10 mg x 10's		$0.46	Solitaire (Perfect)
10 mg x 100's		$4.62
Etovas 10mg TAB / 100		$4.62
ETOVAS tab 20 mg x 10's		$0.74	Solitaire (Perfect)
20 mg x 100's		$7.42
Etovas 20mg TAB / 100		$7.42
Genlip (20mg)
Genlip 10mg Tablet		$0.05	Genesis Biotech Inc
GENLIP 20MG TABLET 1 strip(s) (10 tablets each)		$0.79	Genesis Biotech Inc
Hivas (10mg)
10 mg	10 Tablet	$0.83
Hivas 20 mg Tablet		$0.16
20 mg x 10's		$1.58
HIVAS tab 20 mg x 10's		$1.58	Higlance
Hivas 20mg TAB / 10		$1.58
Hivas 10 mg Tablet		$0.08
10 mg x 10's		$0.83
HIVAS tab 10 mg x 10's		$0.83	Higlance
Hivas 10mg TAB / 10		$0.83
Itorvaz
Itorvaz film-coated tab 40 mg 30's		$0.46	Bell-Kenz Pharma
Itorvaz film-coated tab 80 mg 30's		$0.56	Bell-Kenz Pharma
Jvastor (20mg)
20 mg	10 Tablet	$1.81
Jvastor 20 mg Tablet		$0.18
20 mg x 10's		$1.81
JVASTOR tab 20 mg x 10's		$1.81	Sanify
Jvastor 20mg TAB / 10		$1.81
Liparex
Lipicor (40mg)
Lipicor 20mg TAB / 10		$1.75
LIPICOR Capsule/ Tablet / 40mg (10 units)		$3.15	Intas Pharmaceuticals
Lipicor 5mg TAB / 10		$0.49
LIPICOR tab 10 mg x 10's		$0.92	Intas
Lipiles (20mg)
20 mg	10 Tablet	$1.82
20 mg x 10's		$1.82
LIPILES tab 20 mg x 10's		$1.82	Indchemie
Lipiles 20mg TAB / 10		$1.82
Lipiles 10mg Tablet		$0.08	Indchemie Health Specialities Pvt Ltd
LIPILES 10MG TABLET 1 strip(s) (10 tablets each)		$0.80	Indchemie Health Specialities Pvt Ltd
10 mg x 10's		$0.88
LIPILES tab 10 mg x 10's		$0.88	Indchemie
Lipiles 10mg TAB / 10		$0.88
Lipirus
Lipistad
Lipistat
20 mg x 10's		$1.53
Lipistat 20mg TAB / 10		$1.53
LIPISTAT tab 20 mg x 10's		$1.53	RPG LS
Lipistat 10mg Tablet		$0.06	RPG Life Sciences Ltd
LIPISTAT 10 MG TABLET 1 strip(s) (10 tablets each)		$0.61	RPG Life Sciences Ltd
10 mg x 10's		$0.83
LIPISTAT tab 10 mg x 10's		$0.83	RPG LS
Lipistat 10mg TAB / 10		$0.83
Liponorm
Liponorm 5mg FC-TAB / 10		$0.24
Liponorm 10mg FC-TAB / 10		$0.40
20 mg x 10's		$0.73
Liponorm 40mg Tablet		$0.14	Blue Cross Laboratories Ltd
Lipvas FC (40mg)
40 mg	10 Tablet	$2.66
Modlip (5mg)
Modlip EZ Tablet		$0.19	Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd
MODLIP 40 MG TABLET 1 strip(s) (10 tablets each)		$2.63	Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd
Modlip 5mg Tablet		$0.07	Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd
10 mg x 10's		$0.94
Modlip 20mg TAB / 10		$1.25
Qest (10mg)
10 mg	10 Tablet	$0.83
Qest 10mg TAB / 50		$4.17
QEST Capsule/ Tablet / 10mg (10 units)		$0.83	Ind - Swift
Rotaqor
Statix
20 mg x 10's		$1.81
40 mg x 10's		$2.59
Statix 40 mg Tablet		$0.27
STATIX 80MG TABLET 1 strip(s) (10 tablets each)		$4.24	Biocon
Statix 10mg TAB / 10		$0.97
Strovas
TG Tor FC (20mg)
20 mg	10 Tablet	$2.42
TG Tor FC 20 mg Tablet		$0.23
TG Tor FC 40 mg Tablet		$0.28
Vastin (20mg) (Jpee Drugs)
20 mg	10 Tablet	$0.67
Vastin 20 mg Tablet		$0.19
Vastin 10 mg Jpee Drugs Tablet		$0.04
Vastin 20 mg Jpee Drugs Tablet		$0.07
Vastin 10 mg Admac Pharma Tablet		$0.09
Vastin 10 mg Tablet		$0.10
Xtor (5mg)
Xtor 20 mg Tablet		$0.18
Xtor 20mg Tablet		$0.19	Ipca Laboratories Ltd
Xtor 40mg Tablet		$0.27	Ipca Laboratories Ltd
5 mg x 10's		$0.59
XTOR 10 MG TABLET 1 strip(s) (10 tablets each)		$0.75	Ipca Laboratories Ltd
Xtor 10mg FC-TAB / 10		$1.05
Zarator
10 mg	90	$119.95	Barbados, Canada, NZ, UK
10 mg	90	$123.75	Barbados, Canada, NZ, UK
20 mg	90	$160.20	Barbados, Canada, NZ, UK
20 mg	90	$182.70	Barbados, Canada, NZ, UK
40 mg	90	$223.11	Barbados, Canada, NZ, UK
40 mg	90	$226.80	Barbados, Canada, NZ, UK
80 mg	90	$215.91	Barbados, Canada, NZ, UK
80 mg	90	$219.60	Barbados, Canada, NZ, UK
Zivast (20mg)
ZIVAST Capsule/ Tablet / 5mg (10 units)		$0.22	FDC
ZIVAST 5 MG TABLET 1 strip(s) (10 tablets each)		$0.30	FDC Ltd
Zivast 10mg Tablet		$0.05	FDC Ltd
20 mg x 10's		$0.79

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Lorvast - Frequently asked Questions

Can Lorvast be stopped immediately or do I have to stop the consumption gradually to ween off?

In some cases, it always advisable to stop the intake of some medicines gradually because of the rebound effect of the medicine.

It's wise to get in touch with your doctor as a professional advice is needed in this case regarding your health, medications and further recommendation to give you a stable health condition.

How should I take Lorvast?

Take exactly as prescribed by your doctor. Do not take in larger or smaller amounts or for longer than recommended. Follow the directions on your prescription label. Do not break an Lorvast tablet unless your doctor has told you.

Lorvast is usually taken once a day, with or without food. Take the medicine at the same time each day. Your doctor may occasionally change your dose to make sure you get the best results.

You may need to stop using Lorvast for a short time if you have:

• uncontrolled seizures;

• an electrolyte imbalance (such as high or low potassium levels in your blood);

• severely low blood pressure;

• a severe infection or illness; or

• surgery or a medical emergency.

To be sure this medicine is helping your condition, your blood will need to be tested often. Visit your doctor regularly.

Lorvast is only part of a complete program of treatment that also includes diet, exercise, and weight control. Follow your diet, medication, and exercise routines very closely. You may need to take Lorvast on a long-term basis for the treatment of high cholesterol.

Store at room temperature away from moisture, heat, and light.

What other drugs will affect Lorvast?

Many drugs can interact with Lorvast. Below is just a partial list. Tell your doctor if you are using:

• birth control pills;

• cimetidine (Tagamet);

• conivaptan (Vaprisol);

• imatinib (Gleevec);

• isoniazid (for treating tuberculosis);

• spironolactone (Aldactone, Aldactazide);

• an antibiotic such as dalfopristin/quinupristin (Synercid), rifampin (Rifater, Rifadin, Rifamate), telithromycin (Ketek), and others;

• an antidepressant such as nefazodone;

• heart or blood pressure medication such as digoxin (Lanoxin), diltiazem (Cartia, Cardizem), nicardipine (Cardene), quinidine (Quin-G), verapamil (Calan, Covera, Isoptin, Verelan), and others;

• HIV/AIDS medicine such as atazanavir (Reyataz), delavirdine (Rescriptor), efavirenz (Sustiva, Atripla), indinavir (Crixivan), and others; or

• any other "statin" medication such as amlodipine and Lorvast (Caduet), fluvastatin (Lescol), lovastatin (Altoprev, Mevacor), pravastatin (Pravachol), rosuvastatin (Crestor), or simvastatin (Zocor, Simcor, Vytorin).

This list is not complete and there are many other drugs that can increase your risk of serious medical problems if you take them together with Lorvast. Tell your doctor about all medications you use. This includes prescription, over-the-counter, vitamin, and herbal products. Do not start a new medication without telling your doctor.

Who should not take Lorvast?

You should not take Lorvast if you are allergic to it, if you are pregnant or breast-feeding, or if you have liver disease.

To make sure you can safely take Lorvast, tell your doctor if you have any of these other conditions:

• history of liver disease;

• history of kidney disease;

• muscle pain or weakness;

• a thyroid disorder; or

• if you drink more than 2 alcoholic beverages daily.

In rare cases, Lorvast can cause a condition that results in the breakdown of skeletal muscle tissue, leading to kidney failure. This condition may be more likely to occur in older adults and in people who have kidney disease or poorly controlled hypothyroidism.

Tell your doctor about all other medications you use. Certain other drugs can increase your risk of serious muscle problems, and it is very important that your doctor knows if you are using any of them:

• diltiazem (Cardizem, Cartia, Dilacor, Diltia, Diltzac, Taztia, Tiazac);

• gemfibrozil (Lopid), fenofibric acid (Fibricor, Trilipix), or fenofibrate (Antara, Fenoglide, Lipofen, Lofibra, Tricor, Triglide);

• telaprevir (Incivek);

• antibiotics such as clarithromycin (Biaxin) or erythromycin (E.E.S., EryPed, Ery-Tab, Erythrocin, Pediazole);

• antifungal medicines such as fluconazole (Diflucan), itraconazole (Sporanox), ketoconazole (Nizoral), or voriconazole (Vfend);

• HIV medications such as darunavir (Prexista), fosamprenavir (Lexiva), ritonavir (Norvir), lopinavir/ritonavir (Kaletra), nelfinavir (Viracept), saquinavir (Invirase), or tipranavir (Aptivus);

• medicines that contain niacin (Advicor, Niaspan, Niacor, Simcor, Slo-Niacin, and others); or

• drugs that weaken your immune system, such as steroids, cancer medicine, or medicines used to prevent organ transplant rejection, such as cyclosporine (Gengraf, Neoral, Sandimmune), sirolimus (Rapamune), or tacrolimus (Prograf).

FDA pregnancy category X. This medication can harm an unborn baby or cause birth defects. Do not take Lorvast if you are pregnant. Stop taking this medication and tell your doctor right away if you become pregnant. Use effective birth control to avoid pregnancy while you are taking Lorvast.

Lorvast may pass into breast milk and could harm a nursing baby. Do not breast-feed while you are taking Lorvast.

Can Lorvast be taken or consumed while pregnant?

Please visit your doctor for a recommendation as such case requires special attention.

Can Lorvast be taken for nursing mothers or during breastfeeding?

Kindly explain your state and condition to your doctor and seek medical advice from an expert.

Reviews

Following the study conducted by gmedication.com on Lorvast, the result is highlighted below. However, it must be clearly stated that the survey and result is based solely on the perception and impression of visitors and users of the website as well as consumers of Lorvast. We, therefore, urge readers not to base their medical judgment strictly on the result of this study but on test/diagnosis duly conducted by a certified medical practitioners or physician.

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The information was verified by Dr. Vishal Pawar, MD Pharmacology