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Pravigard Pac - Pravastatin/buffered Aspirin - Oral Brand Drug

General Information

If overdose is suspected, contact your local poison control center or emergency room immediately.
Symptoms of overdose may include.

The medications in this product are a "statin" (HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor) and aspirin.
Pravastatin works by lowering cholesterol (LDL) and fat (triglycerides) levels in your blood.
Aspirin in low doses acts as a "blood thinner" preventing blood clots.
When used along with a cholesterol-lowering diet, these medications reduce the risk of heart attacks and strokes.
In general, pravastatin is prescribed after non-drug treatment options have not been fully successful at lowering cholesterol (for example, diet change, increase in exercise, weight loss if overweight).

See also the How to Use section.
This drug should not be used with the following medications because very serious interactions may occur.

Do not share this medication with others.
Laboratory and/or medical tests (for example, blood cholesterol levels, liver function tests) should be performed periodically to monitor your progress or check for side effects.
Consult your doctor for more details.
For best results, this medication should be used along with exercise, a low-cholesterol/low-fat diet, and a weight loss program if you are overweight.
Also to help reduce your risk of heart attacks and strokes, check your blood pressure regularly, seek medical treatment if your blood pressure is high, and stop smoking.
Consult your doctor for more details.

If you miss a dose, use it as soon as you remember.
If it is near the time of the next dose, skip the missed dose and resume your usual dosing schedule.
Do not double the dose to catch up.

Children and teenagers should not use aspirin, aspirin-containing or aspirin-related medications for flu symptoms or chickenpox without first consulting a doctor.
A rare but serious illness known as Reye's syndrome may occur.

Heartburn, headache, dizziness, or stomach upset may occur.
If any of these effects persist or worsen, notify your doctor or pharmacist promptly.
This drug may infrequently cause muscle damage (which can rarely lead to a very serious condition called rhabdomyolysis).
Stop taking this drug and tell your doctor immediately if you develop.

Take these medicines by mouth usually once daily or as directed by your doctor.
Pravastatin is best taken in the evening, with or without food.
The buffered aspirin may be taken with food if stomach upset occurs.
Also, you should take the aspirin with a full glass of water (8 oz or 240 ml) unless your doctor directs you otherwise.
Do not lie down for at least 30 minutes after taking it.
Dosage is based on your medical condition, response to therapy, and use of certain interacting medicines.
Many of the drugs listed in the Drug Interactions section may increase the chances of muscle injury when used with pravastatin.
Consult your doctor or pharmacist for more details.
If you also take certain other drugs to lower your cholesterol (bile acid-binding resins such as cholestyramine or colestipol), take pravastatin at least 1 hour before or 4 hours after these drugs.
The antacids in the buffered aspirin may decrease the absorption of other medicines if taken at the same time.
Take the following medications at least 2 hours before or after this product.

Store at room temperature between 68 and 77 degrees F (20-25 degrees C) away from light and moisture.
Brief storage between 59 and 86 degrees F (15-30 degrees C) is permitted.
Do not store in the bathroom.
Keep all medicines away from children and pets.