Drug details

Lescol (fluvastatin sodium)

type of Lipid-Lowering Agents, Statins, HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitors

Lescol (fluvastatin sodium) is a cholesterol-lowering medication used to reduce low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol and total cholesterol in the blood, and is used to help prevent heart disease and hardening of the arteries, conditions that can lead to heart attack, stroke, and vascular disease.

This drug may have the following side effects:

• nausea,
• headache,
• diarrhea,
• sleep problems (insomnia), or
• stomach upset or pain,
• 
  indigestion,
  
• muscle pain/tenderness/weakness (especially with fever or unusual tiredness),
  
• changes in the amount of urine,
• cold symptoms such as
  stuffy nose, sneezing, or
  sore throat.
  

The following drugs are related to Lescol, either as a replacement or used together:

• Advicor (niacin xr and lovastatin)
• Altocor (lovastatin extended-release tablets)
• Lipitor (atorvastatin calcium)
• Baycol (cerivastatin (removed from market 8/2001))
• Nexlizet (bempedoic acid and ezetimibe tablets)
• Nexletol (bempedoic acid tablets, for oral use)
• Brilinta (ticagrelor tablets for oral administration)
• Crestor (rosuvastatin calcium)
• Repatha (evolocumab injection, for subcutaneous injection)
• Vytorin (ezetimibe and simvastatin)
• Zetia (ezetimibe tablets)
• Tricor (fenofibrate)
• Fenoglide (fenofibrate tablets)
• Trilipix (fenofibric acid capsules)
• Lescol XL (fluvastatin sodium extended-release tablets)
• Leqvio (inclisiran injection)
• Livalo (pitavastatin)
• Mevacor (lovastatin)
• Pravachol (pravastatin sodium)
• Roszet (rosuvastatin and ezetimibe tablets)
• Rosuvastatin Calcium Tablets (rosuvastatin calcium)
• Zocor (simvastatin)

The following supplements are related to Lescol, and may be used together with the drug:

• Black Tea (s.)
• Magnesium (s.)
• Rice Bran (s.)
• Alpha-Linolenic Acid (s.)
• Beer (s.)
• Calcium (s.)
• Coenzyme Q-10 (s.)
• Fish Oil (s.)
• L-Carnitine (s.)
• N-Acetyl Cysteine (s.)
• Olive (s.)
• Sweet Orange (s.)
• Terminalia (s.)
• Wine (s.)
• Green Tea (s.)
• Blond Psyllium (s.)
• Cod Liver Oil (s.)
• Alfalfa (s.)
• Artichoke (s.)
• Avocado (s.)
• Barley (s.)
• Beta-Sitosterol (s.)
• Black Psyllium (s.)
• English Walnut (s.)
• Flaxseed (s.)
• Gamma Oryzanol (s.)
• Glucomannan (s.)
• Guar Gum (s.)
• Inositol Nicotinate (s.)
• Inulin (s.)
• Jiaogulan (s.)
• Macadamia Nut (s.)
• Mesoglycan (s.)
• Oats (s.)
• Pantethine (s.)
• Pectin (s.)
• Red Yeast (s.)
• Safflower (s.)
• Sitostanol (s.)
• Soy (s.)
• Soybean Oil (s.)
• Xanthan Gum (s.)
• Yogurt (s.)