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Fluvastatin - Drug Study

Fluvastatin is a statin used orally to reduce LDL and total cholesterol levels in patients with primary hypercholesterolemia, coronary atherosclerosis, and mixed dyslipidemia. It is also used to slow the progression of coronary atherosclerosis and reduce the risk of coronary revascularization procedures. The recommended adult dose is 20-40 mg orally once daily at bedtime, increasing up to a maximum of 80 mg daily. Fluvastatin is contraindicated in patients with hypersensitivity or active liver disease. Nursing responsibilities include monitoring liver function tests, watching for signs of myositis, and ensuring patient follows a low-cholesterol diet.

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Fluvastatin - Drug Study

Fluvastatin is a statin used orally to reduce LDL and total cholesterol levels in patients with primary hypercholesterolemia, coronary atherosclerosis, and mixed dyslipidemia. It is also used to slow the progression of coronary atherosclerosis and reduce the risk of coronary revascularization procedures. The recommended adult dose is 20-40 mg orally once daily at bedtime, increasing up to a maximum of 80 mg daily. Fluvastatin is contraindicated in patients with hypersensitivity or active liver disease. Nursing responsibilities include monitoring liver function tests, watching for signs of myositis, and ensuring patient follows a low-cholesterol diet.

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Generic/Brand/Classification Dose Route Indication Contraindication Nursing Responsibility

Fluvastatin/ >for patients with LDL Oral >To reduce LDL and total Hypersensitivity to any >Use only after diet and
Lescol/ hypercholesterolemia, cholesterol levels in component of this other nondrug therapies
Statins (or HMG-CoA coronary atherosclerosis patients with primary medication. Lescol prove ineffective. Patient
reductase inhibitors) and mixed dyslipidemia hypercholesterolemia; to (fluvastatin sodium) and  should follow a standard
Adults: Initially, 20 to 40 slow progression of Lescol XL (fluvastatin low-cholesterol diet
mg P.O. h.s., increasing coronary atherosclerosis in sodium) are during therapy.
p.r.n. to maximum of 80 mg patients with coronary contraindicated in patients
daily in divided doses. heart disease; elevated with active liver disease  >Test liver function at
triglyceride and or unexplained, persistent start of therapy, at 12
>for reducing the risk of apolipoprotien B levels in elevations in serum weeks after start of
undergoing coronary patients with primary transaminases. therapy, 12 weeks after
revascularization hypercholesterolemia and an increase in dose, and
procedures mixed dyslipidemia whose then periodically. Stop
Adults: In patients who response to dietary drug if there is a
must reduce LDL cholesterol restriction and other persistent increase in ALT
level by at least 25%, nonpharmacologic or AST levels of at least
initially, 40 mg P.O. once measures has been three times the upper
daily or b.i.d.; or one 80 mg inadequate. limit of normal.
extended-release tablet as a
single dose in the evening. >To reduce the risk of >W.O.F. signs of myositis.
In patients who must undergoing coronary
reduce LDL cholesterol level revascularization >SALAD, Don’t confuse
by less than 25%, initially, procedures. fluvastatin with fluxetine.
20 mg P.O. daily. Dosages
range from 20 to 80 mg
daily.

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