PRAVACHOL LORETSIN PRAVASTATIN GENERIC 10 MG 15 TABS

Pravastatin is used along with diet, weight loss, and exercise to reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke and to reduce the chance that heart surgery will be needed in people who have heart disease or who are at risk for heart disease. develop heart disease. Pravastatin is also used to lower the amount of fatty substances such as low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol ("bad cholesterol") and triglycerides in the blood and to increase the amount of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol ("bad") cholesterol. good cholesterol") in the blood. Pravastatin is in a class of medications called HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors. It works by slowing down the body's production of cholesterol to decrease the amount of cholesterol that can build up on artery walls and block blood flow to the heart, brain, and other parts of the body. The buildup of cholesterol and fats along the walls of your arteries (a process known as atherosclerosis) decreases blood flow and therefore oxygen supply to the heart, brain, and other parts of your body. Lowering your cholesterol and blood fats with pravastatin has been shown to prevent heart disease, angina (chest pain), strokes, and heart attacks.