Fluvastatin Extended-Release

Fluvastatin Sodium

What Should I Tell My Healthcare Provider?

Prior to taking fluvastatin extended-release, tell your healthcare provider if you have:

Liver disease or liver failure
Kidney disease or kidney failure
Any allergies, including allergies to foods, dyes, or preservatives.

Let your healthcare provider know if you:

Are pregnant or thinking about becoming pregnant (see Lescol and Pregnancy)
Are breastfeeding (see Lescol and Breastfeeding)
Drink alcohol frequently.

Also, tell your healthcare provider about all of the medicines you are currently taking, including prescription and non-prescription medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements.

(Click Precautions and Warnings of Fluvastatin for more information, including a list of people who should not take the drug.)

How Does It Work?

Fluvastatin extended-release is part of a class of drugs called statins. The medication works by blocking a particular enzyme, HMG-CoA reductase, that controls the rate of cholesterol production in the body. This causes the liver to make less cholesterol. Statins also:

Increase the liver's ability to collect and get rid of LDL cholesterol ("bad cholesterol")
Increase HDL cholesterol ("good cholesterol")
Decrease triglycerides.

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