General information:
Mevacor is used to lower the cholesterol level in people thus preventing cardiovascular disease. It belongs to a group of class called statins which clears the LDL from the blood. Generic Mevacor is known as Lovastatin and is available in the form of Mevacor 20mg tablets.
Important facts about Mevacor:
People allergic to Mevacor and its ingredients should not Buy Mevacor.
People suffering from liver disease, failed liver function test should not take this medicine.
People suffering from decreased blood pressure, infection, kidney disease, increased blood sugar, epileptic fits, weak muscles, pain in the muscles, people who are addicted to alcohol should not take Mevacor drug without the doctor's advice.
Pregnant women and lactating mothers should not purchase Mevacor without the doctor's recommendation as the drug may prove harmful for the unborn baby and the nursed child.
Side effects:
- Irregular bowel movements
Serious side effects:
- Rashes on the skin
- Itchy feeling
- Breathlessness
- Angina
- Swollen lips, face
- Change in the color of urine
- Pain in the muscles
- Change in the color of stool
- Swelling of skin
- Pain in the stomach
- Jaundice
Mevacor drug interactions:
- Antifungals
- cyclosporine
- erythromycin
- folic acid derivatives
- gemfibrozil
- niacin
- other HMG-CoA inhibitors
- Bile acid sequestrants
- Isradipine
- Warfarin