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| | #REDIRECT [[Fluvastatin]] |
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| ==Indications and Usage==
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| Therapy with lipid-altering agents should be only one component of multiple risk factor intervention in individuals at significantly increased risk for atherosclerotic vascular disease due to [[hypercholesterolemia]]. Drug therapy is indicated as an adjunct to diet when the response to a diet restricted in saturated fat and cholesterol and other non-pharmacologic measures alone has been inadequate.
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| ===Hypercholesterolemia (Heterozygous Familial and Nonfamilial) and Mixed Dyslipidemia===
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| LESCOL and LESCOL XL are indicated
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| *as an adjunct to diet to reduce elevated total cholesterol (Total-C), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), triglyceride (TG) and apolipoprotein B (Apo B) levels, and to increase high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) in patients with primary [[hypercholesterolemia]] and mixed [[dyslipidemia]] (Fredrickson Type IIa and IIb).
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| *as an adjunct to diet to reduce Total-C, LDL-C, and Apo B levels in adolescent boys and adolescent girls who are at least one year post-menarche, 10-16 years of age, with heterozygous familial [[hypercholesterolemia]] and the following findings are present:
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| **LDL-C remains ≥ 190 mg/dL or
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| **LDL-C remains ≥ 160 mg/dL and:
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| ***there is a positive family history of premature cardiovascular disease or
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| ***two or more other cardiovascular disease risk factors are present
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| The NCEP classification of cholesterol levels in pediatric patients with a familial history of [[hypercholesterolemia]] or premature CVD is summarized below.
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| Children treated with fluvastatin in adolescence should be re-evaluated in adulthood and appropriate changes made to their cholesterol-lowering regimen to achieve adult treatment goals.
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| ===Secondary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease===
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| In patients with clinically evident CHD, LESCOL and LESCOL XL are indicated to:
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| reduce the risk of undergoing coronary revascularization procedures
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| slow the progression of coronary [[atherosclerosis]]
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| ===Limitations of Use===
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| Neither LESCOL nor LESCOL XL have been studied in conditions where the major abnormality is elevation of chylomicrons, VLDL, or IDL (i.e., [[hyperlipoproteinemia]] Types I, III, IV, or V).<ref name="dailymed.nlm.nih.gov">{{Cite web | last = | first = | title = LESCOL (FLUVASTATIN SODIUM) CAPSULE LESCOL XL (FLUVASTATIN SODIUM) TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE [NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION] | url = http://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/lookup.cfm?setid=8a1823e7-26fb-4858-bac7-9e152e5ea16a | publisher = | date = | accessdate = 12 February 2014 }}</ref>
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| ==References==
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| [[Category:Statins]]
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| [[Category:Diols]]
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| [[Category:Indoles]]
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| [[Category:Carboxylic acids]]
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| [[Category:Organofluorides]]
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| [[Cardiovasular Druf]]
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