Orlando, FL - Intensive lipid-lowering treatment with atorvastatin (Lipitor ®, Pfizer) 80 mg daily completely halted the progression of atherosclerosis, whereas a moderate lipid-lowering regimen of ...

ATLANTA — Pitavastatin 4 mg led to better reductions in LDL cholesterol compared with pravastatin 40 mg in adults with HIV who also had dyslipidemia, data from a late breaker presented here suggest.

Boca Raton, FL - A new meta-analysis of major pravastatin secondary-prevention trials has shown that the benefits from aspirin and statins are additive and may even be synergistic. The authors of the ...

Pravastatin or Atorvastatin Evaluation and Infection Therapy (PROVE IT). P In the PROVE IT trial, 5 4162 patients who had been hospitalized for an acute coronary syndrome (ACS) within the previous 10 ...

Hunt D, Young P, Simes J, Hague W, Mann S, Owensby D, et al. Benefits of pravastatin on cardiovascular events and mortality in older patients with coronary heart disease are equal to or exceed those ...

Older patients without existing atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease do not receive any benefit from statin therapy, according to a new analysis of the lipid-lowering arm of the ALLHAT trial. After ...

Three-Year Follow-Up of an Alectinib Phase I/II Study in ALK-Positive Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer: AF-001JP Patients with confirmed SCLC (limited or extensive disease) and performance status 0 to 3 ...

Review the side-effects of Pravastatin as documented in medical literature. The term "side effects" refers to unintended effects that can occur as a result of taking the medication. In majority of the ...

The Price section compares costs of the same generic drugs across brands and is purely for information purpose. Medindia neither buys nor sells drugs. Pravastatin (Pravator (20 mg)) is an HMG-CoA ...

Pravastatin is prescribed for high cholesterol. It's a generic medication, and it's not available as a brand-name drug. It comes as an oral tablet. The cost of pravastatin can vary, but savings are ...

Statins produce large cardiovascular benefits, particularly in the secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease. In a meta-analysis of 14 randomized trials, participants with a history of heart ...

Prevastatin is prescribed for conditions including high cholesterol in adults and some children. It’s a generic medication that isn’t available as a brand-name drug. The drug comes as an oral tablet.