Complete dosing information for PRAVASTATIN SODIUM
Medical guidance required: Dosing information here is for educational purposes. Your healthcare provider will determine the appropriate dose based on your specific condition, kidney function, other medications, and medical history. Never adjust your dose without consulting your doctor or pharmacist.
2 DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION Adults: the recommended starting dose is 40 mg once daily. Use 80 mg dose only for patients not reaching LDL-C goal with 40 mg. (2.2) Significant renal impairment: the recommended starting dose is pravastatin 10 mg once daily. (2.3) Children (ages 8 to 13 years, inclusive): the recommended starting dose is 20 mg once daily. (2.4) Adolescents (ages 14 to 18 years): the recommended starting dose is 40 mg once daily. (2.4) 2.1 General Dosing Information The patient should be placed on a standard cholesterol-lowering diet before receiving Pravastatin Sodium and should continue on this diet during treatment with Pravastatin Sodium [see NCEP Treatment Guidelines for details on dietary therapy]. 2.2 Adult Patients The recommended starting dose is 40 mg once daily. If a daily dose of 40 mg does not achieve desired cholesterol levels, 80 mg once daily is recommended. Pravastatin Sodium can be administered orally as a single dose at any time of the day, with or withou