Livalo (Pitavastatin) for Heart Disease

Overview
Livalo is a prescription drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to reduce cholesterol. Livalo is an adjunctive therapy to a low-fat diet. Livalo is also known by its drug name, Pitavastatin.

Livalo is a statin. Statins are believed to work by stopping the body from producing cholesterol and promoting the reabsorption of existing cholesterol.

How do I take it?
Livalo is generally taken once daily.

Livalo comes in tablet form.

Side effects
The FDA-approved label for Livalo lists common side effects including diarrhea, constipation, and pain in muscles, back, or extremities.

Rare but serious side effects listed for Livalo include myopathy and rhabdomyolysis, which are types of muscle damage.

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For more details about this treatment, visit:
Livalo – Kowa
http://www.livalorx.com/

Statins – MedlinePlus
https://medlineplus.gov/statins.html