Generic Pravachol is used lowering high cholesterol and triglycerides in certain patients. It also increases high-density lipoprotein (HDL, "good") cholesterol levels. It is used along with an appropriate diet. It is also used in certain patients to reduce the risk of heart attack, stroke and death due to coronary heart disease; to slow blood vessel blockage and to reduce the need for medical procedures to open blocked blood vessels. Generic Pravachol is an HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor, also known as a "statin." It works by reducing the production of certain fatty substances in the body, including cholesterol. More info »
Online Clinic Offers New High Cholesterol Treatments - PR Web (press release)
PR Web (press release)Online Clinic Offers New High Cholesterol TreatmentsPR Web (press release)The high cholesterol treatments now available at OnlineClinic include a number of statins, such as Simvastatin, Zocor, Rosuvastatin, Lipostat, Lescol, Atorvastatin, Pravastatin, Lipitor, Fluvastatin and Crestor.
Anti-cholesterol statins don't reduce melanoma risk - Fox News
Anti-cholesterol statins don't reduce melanoma riskFox NewsBut researchers led by Michael Simon, at Karmanos Cancer Institute in Detroit, found no impact on melanoma in women who took the drugs, which include atorvastin and pravastatin, to lower their cholesterol.
euroClinix Expands Its Range of High Cholesterol Treatments - DigitalJournal.com (press release)
euroClinix Expands Its Range of High Cholesterol TreatmentsDigitalJournal.
Anti-cholesterol statins don't reduce skin cancer: Study - Times of India
Anti-cholesterol statins don't reduce skin cancer: StudyTimes of IndiaBut researchers led by Michael Simon, at Karmanos Cancer Institute in Detroit, found no impact on melanoma in women who took the drugs, which include atorvastin and pravastatin, to lower their cholesterol.
HealthExpress Widens Range Of High Cholesterol Treatments - PR Web (press release)
PR Web (press release)HealthExpress Widens Range Of High Cholesterol TreatmentsPR Web (press release)There are a number of different types of statin available, both as branded and generic medications, of which HealthExpress offers ten: Crestor, Fluvastatin, Lipitor, Pravastatin, Atorvastatin, Lescol, Lipostat, Rosuvastatin, Zocor and Simvastatin.