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Pitavastatin

Pitavastatin is a statin used to lower LDL cholesterol and cardiovascular risk. Listed uses include Hypercholesterolaemia.

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Hypercholesterolaemia

1 · 2 · 4mg

Pitavastatin 1mg, 2mg and 4mg film-coated tablets, used in the management of hypercholesterolaemia. A statin acting on HMG-CoA reductase.

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Key points

  • Treatment follows overall cardiovascular risk, not one lipid value.
  • Liver, kidney, thyroid and interacting medicines affect muscle risk.
  • Severe muscle weakness with dark urine needs urgent care.

Select a listed product and pack to order online. Ask your doctor or pharmacist whether it suits you and what monitoring it needs.

Important safety checks

Pregnancy, liver and kidney function, thyroid disease and interacting medicines require review.

When to seek urgent care

Seek urgent help for severe muscle pain or weakness with dark urine, jaundice, facial swelling or breathing difficulty.

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