What Is Fluvastatin Used for?

Many people wonder, "What is fluvastatin used for?" Fluvastatin is used for treating conditions such as high cholesterol and high triglycerides. In people with existing heart disease, fluvastatin helps reduce the rate of atherosclerosis and decreases the odds of needing heart procedures such as open heart surgery. Fluvastatin is licensed to treat high cholesterol in adults and children (ages 10 to 16 years).

 

What Is Fluvastatin Used for? -- An Overview

Fluvastatin (Lescol®) and fluvastatin extended-release (Lescol® XL) are prescription medications that have been licensed to treat several conditions. These fluvastatin uses are as follows:
 

For people with heart disease, fluvastatin is used to:

 

 

 

High Cholesterol or Triglycerides Treatment
Fluvastatin is used for treating high cholesterol in people who cannot lower cholesterol through lifestyle changes. Fluvastatin can lower total cholesterol and LDL ("bad cholesterol"), as well as increase HDL ("good cholesterol"). Fluvastatin has also been shown to lower triglyceride levels in the blood.
 
Prevention of Heart Disease
Fluvastatin is also used in people with existing coronary heart disease to decrease the chances of needing a heart procedure, such as angioplasty or open heart surgery (known medically as coronary artery bypass surgery, or CABG).
 
It has also been shown to decrease the rate at which cholesterol buildup on the arteries (atherosclerosis) develops in people with existing heart disease.
 
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Written by/reviewed by: Kristi Monson, PharmD; Arthur Schoenstadt, MD
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