TYPE: Prescription
BRAND: Pravitin
ACTIVE INGREDIENT: Pravastatin Sodium
STRENGTH, PACK SIZE & GMS CODES:
10 mg Tablets x 30 ~ 60501
20 mg Tablets x 30 ~ 60520
40 mg Tablets x 30 ~ 60557
INDICATION:
Hypercholesterolemia:
Treatment of primary hypercholesterolaemia or mixed dyslipidaemia, as an adjunct to diet, when response to diet and other non-pharmacological treatments (e.g. exercise, weight reduction) is inadequate.
Primary prevention:
Reduction of cardiovascular mortality and morbidity in patients with moderate or severe hypercholesterolaemia and at high risk of a first cardiovascular event, as an adjunct to diet.
Secondary prevention:
Reduction of cardiovascular mortality and morbidity in patients with a history of myocardial infarction (MI) or unstable angina pectoris and with either normal or increased cholesterol levels, as an adjunct to correction of other risk factors.
Post transplantation:
Reduction of post transplantation hyperlipidaemia in patients receiving immunosuppressive therapy following solid organ transplantation.
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