PatientsLikeMe : Fluvastatin Treatment Report

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Patients

Taking Fluvastatin
1 Patient currently take Fluvastatin
0 Patients stopped taking Fluvastatin
samantha12 Mental Symptoms: mild Physical Symptoms: none Advanced Symptoms/Infections/Cancers: none 401 VL < 50 See profile samantha12 Lescol (Fluvastatin), 40mg daily since Nov 20, 2007

Brand Names: Lescol (Fluvastatin)
Generic Name: Fluvastatin

What is Fluvastatin? Fluvastatin is a HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor, also known as a statin. It works by slowing the production of cholesterol in the body. It is used together with lifestyle changes (diet, weight-loss, exercise) to reduce the amount of cholesterol and certain other fatty substances in the blood. Read more...

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Reasons Taken

1 patients in the community are taking or have taken Fluvastatin.

Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
General health	1	100%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Fluvastatin.

	40 mg day
	1

Duration

How long current patients have been taking Fluvastatin or how long patients were taking Fluvastatin before stopping.

Currently taking Fluvastatin

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
0	0	0	0	1	0

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 1 patient evaluation. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Major	100%	1

General health

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe	0%	0
Moderate	0%	0
Mild	0%	0
None	100%	1

Top reported side-effects include:

Summary results are based on 1 individual response. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (1 of 1)

samantha12

Mental Symptoms: mild

Physical Symptoms: none

Advanced Symptoms/Infections/Cancers: none

401

VL < 50

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by samantha12
Sep 01, 2008