What is Pravachol and how does it lower cholesterol?
Pravachol and other statin medications are prescription drugs that lower LDL (bad) cholesterol levels. Some of the other more popular ones are Lipitor, Zocor and Mevacor. Some doctors recommend statin drugs even for patients who don’t have high cholesterol as a precaution. Pravachol and other statin drugs work by blocking the enzyme that your liver needs to produce cholesterol. Although Lipitor has limited effect on HDL (good) cholesterol, it does succeed in lowering your LDL cholesterol. However, Pravachol side effects can be very serious, and doctors should be more cautious when prescribing it for their patients. What are the Pravachol side effects? In addition to the side effects common to most prescription medications such as headaches, nausea and fever, other Pravachol side effects can be much more serious. FACT: An FDA approved statin called Baycol was recently pulled off the market due to serious side effects and even deaths. Two of the most troubling potential Pravachol statin
