Livalo
Livalo is a cholesterol medication containing Pitavastatin, available as 1/2/4mg tablets.
- Category
- Cholesterol
- Active ingredient
- Pitavastatin
- Route
- Oral use
- Form
- Film-coated tablet
- Strengths
- 1/2/4mg
You will receive a quality generic equivalent, depending on stock.
Prescription rules on Livalo vary by country.
Details
- Conditions
- Hypercholesterolaemia
- Alternative Name
- Livazo
- Therapeutic Class
- HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitor
- Pharmacological Class
- Statin
- Minor Side Effects
- muscle pain, constipation, diarrhoea, back pain
- Moderate Side Effects
- insomnia, elevated liver enzymes
- Dosage Forms
- Film-coated tablet
- Administration Route
- Oral use
- Prescription Status
- Available without prescription
- Originator
- Kowa
- Onset Time
- 2–4 weeks
- Duration
- 24 hours
- Storage Instructions
- Store in a cool, dry place, away from sunlight.
- Drug Interactions
- erythromycin, ciclosporin, warfarin
- Age Restrictions
- Not recommended for children under 6 years.
What you will receive
Livalo is the originator brand name, made by Kowa. We use it here to identify the medicine only; we are not affiliated with Kowa and do not ship the original Livalo.
- You receive a generic equivalent: the same active ingredient (Pitavastatin) at the same dose, mostly recognised Indian branded generics from vetted manufacturers.
- The exact brand supplied depends on what is in stock at the dispatching warehouse.
- A regulated generic matches the original ingredient for ingredient by legal standard.