Livalo
Active Ingredient(s): Pitavastatin CalciumFDA Approved: * August 3, 2009
Pharm Company: * KOWA
Category: Cholesterol
Pitavastatin (usually as a calcium salt) is a member of the blood cholesterol lowering medication class of statins.[1] Like other statins, it is an inhibitor of HMG-CoA reductase, the enzyme that catalyses the first step of cholesterol synthesis. It was patented in 1987 and approved for medical use in 2003.[2] It is available in Japan, South Korea and in India.[3] In the US, it received FDA approval in 2009.[4] Kowa Pharmaceutica... [wikipedia]
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My spouse was prescribed Livalo to lower cholesterol. The cholesterol response was positive. The Total Cholesterol went ...
3 REPLIESI have been taking Livalo since March 2013. It is now September 2013, and I am having the following problems from it: 1....
2 REPLIESAre these three all basically the same drug? I'm taking Livalo now (too expensive) Will pivasta be the same result? ...
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1 REPLYis there a generic pill for livalo? ## Information I've gathered states the following: A generic version of Livalo (...
1 REPLYi am considering using LIVALO over 40 mg of VYTORIN to lower my total cholesterol level, raise my HDL cholesterol, lower...
2 REPLIESsevere lower back/leg pain ## Interestingly enough, side effects of Livalo (Pitavastatin) do list back pain as well as m...
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