Mevacor uses are primarily focused on the treatment of high triglycerides and high cholesterol. The drug can also be used to decrease the chances of developing heart disease in people who don't have existing coronary heart disease but do have high cholesterol. Mevacor has been approved to treat high cholesterol in both adults and children ages 10 to 17.
Mevacor is also used to decrease the chances of developing heart disease in people without existing coronary heart disease but who have high cholesterol. In this group, Mevacor has been shown to decrease the chances of: