Drug details

Pravachol (pravastatin sodium)

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

Pravachol (pravastatin) is an HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor, also called a "statin," used to lower blood cholesterol and reduce the risk of heart attack, stroke and death due to arteriosclerotic vascular disease. Pravachol is available as a generic. Common side effects of Pravachol include headache, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, muscle pain, skin rash, dizziness, and abnormal liver tests.

This drug may have the following side effects:

• chest pain,
• fever,
• weight loss,
• tiredness,
• confusion, 
• dark urine, 
• memory problems,
• muscle tenderness or weakness,
• jaundice (yellowing of skin or eyes),
• increased thirst, or
• clay-colored stools.

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

• Praluent (alirocumab for solution for subcutaneous injection)
• Altocor (lovastatin extended-release tablets)
• Atorvaliq (atorvastatin)
• Lipitor (atorvastatin calcium)
• Baycol (cerivastatin (removed from market 8/2001))
• Nexlizet (bempedoic acid and ezetimibe tablets)
• Nexletol (bempedoic acid tablets, for oral use)
• Crestor (rosuvastatin calcium)
• Evkeeza (evinacumab-dgn for injection)
• Ezallor (rosuvastatin calcium tablets)
• Liptruzet (ezetimibe and atorvastatin tablets)
• Vytorin (ezetimibe and simvastatin)
• Zetia (ezetimibe tablets)
• Lipofen (fenofibrate)
• Triglide (fenofibrate)
• Tricor (fenofibrate)
• Lescol (fluvastatin sodium)
• Lescol XL (fluvastatin sodium extended-release tablets)
• Lopid (gemfibrozil)
• Leqvio (inclisiran injection)
• Juxtapid (lomitapide capsules)
• Kynamro (mipomersen sodium injection)
• Mevacor (lovastatin)
• Vayarol (orally administered prescription medical food)
• Roszet (rosuvastatin and ezetimibe tablets)
• Zocor (simvastatin)

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

• Black Tea (s.)
• Magnesium (s.)
• Rice Bran (s.)
• Acetyl-L-Carnitine (s.)
• Alpha-Linolenic Acid (s.)
• Beer (s.)
• Calcium (s.)
• Citicoline (s.)
• Coenzyme Q-10 (s.)
• Fish Oil (s.)
• Folic Acid (s.)
• Glycine (s.)
• L-Carnitine (s.)
• N-Acetyl Cysteine (s.)
• Olive (s.)
• Potassium (s.)
• Sweet Orange (s.)
• Terminalia (s.)
• Wine (s.)
• Green Tea (s.)
• L-Arginine (s.)
• Blond Psyllium (s.)
• Cod Liver Oil (s.)
• Propionyl-L-Carnitine (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.)