Generic name:pitavastatin [ pit-AV-a-STAT-in ]
Brand names: Livalo, Zypitamag
Drug class:Statins
What is Livalo?
Livalo belongs to a group of drugs called HMG CoA reductase inhibitors, or "statins."
Livalo is used together with diet to lower blood levels of "bad" cholesterol (low-density lipoprotein, or LDL) and triglycerides, to increase levels of "good" cholesterol (high-density lipoprotein, or HDL), and to lower triglycerides (a type of fat in the blood).
Livalo is used to treat high cholesterol in adults. Lowering your cholesterol may help prevent heart disease and hardening of the arteries, conditions that can lead to heart attack, stroke, and vascular disease.
Livalo is also used to treat an inherited form of high cholesterol in children at least 8 years old.
Warnings
You should not take Livalo if you have liver disease (including significantly abnormal liver enzyme tests), or if you also take cyclosporine.
Do not take Livalo if you are pregnant.
Do not breastfeed while you are taking Livalo.
Before taking this medicine
You should not use Livalo if you are allergic to pitavastatin, or if you have:
liver disease (including significantly abnormal liver enzyme tests);
if you are pregnant or breastfeeding; or
if you are taking cyclosporine.
Do not use Livalo if you are pregnant. Pitavastatin can harm an unborn baby. Use effective birth control to prevent pregnancy. Stop taking this medicine and tell your doctor at once if you become pregnant.
Pitavastatin can pass into breast milk and may harm a nursing baby. Do not breastfeed while you are taking Livalo.
To make sure Livalo is safe for you, tell your doctor if you have ever had:
kidney disease;
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