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Prevalite is used to lower cholesterol levels in the blood for the purpose of decreasing the risk of heart disease.
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prevalite
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Uses
Prevalite is used to lower cholesterol levels in the blood for the purpose of decreasing the risk of heart disease.
Storage
- Store at room temperature between 59 and 86 degrees F (between 15 and 30 degrees C) away from moisture and sunlight.
- Do not store in the bathroom.
Overdose
- If overdose is suspected, contact your local poison control center or emergency room immediately.
- Symptoms of overdose may include severe constipation.
How To Use
- Take Prevalite before meals as prescribed.
- Do not take medication dry.
- The medication must be mixed with liquid, soups, cereals or pulpy fruits such as applesauce or crushed pineapple.
- Stir completely to mix and drink immediately.
- Rinse the glass with additional liquid and drink to ensure all the medication is taken.
- Prevalite can interfere with other medications if taken at the same time.
- Take other medications one hour before or 4 to 6 hours after taking Prevalite.
- Ask your doctor or pharmacist to help establish a dosing schedule if you are taking more than one medication.
- For best results, Prevalite must be used along with an exercise program and a low-cholesterol, low-fat diet.
- It may take a few weeks to months before the full effects of Prevalite are noticed.
Side Effects
- Stomach upset, heartburn, constipation, belching, gas, nausea, loss of appetite, aggravated hemorrhoids, change of taste, headache, or itching may occur.
- If these effects persist or become bothersome, inform your doctor.
- Notify your doctor if you experience: unusual bleeding or bruising, severe stomach ache, vomiting.
- If you notice other effects not listed above, contact your doctor or pharmacist.
Precautions
- Tell your doctor your medical history, especially: constipation, hemorrhoids, diabetes, phenylketonuria (PKU), low thyroid hormone levels (hypothyroidism), stomach/intestinal disease, gall bladder disease, kidney disease, liver disease, unusual bleeding or bruising, any allergies.
- Prevalite should be used only when clearly needed during pregnancy.
- Discuss the risks and benefits with your doctor.
- It is not known if Prevalite is excreted into breast milk.
- Consult your doctor before breast-feeding.
Missed Dose
- If you miss a dose, take it as soon as remembered; do not take if it is almost time for the next dose, instead, skip the missed dose and resume your usual dosing schedule.
- Do not double the dose to catch up.
Drug Interactions
- Tell your doctor of all prescription and nonprescription drugs you may use, especially of: digitoxin, digoxin, diuretics ( water pills ), penicillin G, phenobarbital, phenylbutazone, propranolol, tetracycline, thyroid, warfarin or other blood thinners , vitamin A/D/E, antidepressants, hydrocortisone, estrogens and progestins (e.g., birth control pills), troglitazone.
- Do not start or stop any medicine without doctor or pharmacist approval.
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CONDITIONS OF USE: The information in this database is intended to supplement, not substitute for, the expertise and judgement of healthcare professionals. The information is not intended to cover all possible uses, directions, precautions, drug interactions or adverse effects, nor should it be construed to indicate that use of a particular drug is safe, appropriate or effective for you or anyone else. A healthcare professional should be consulted before taking any drug, changing any diet or commencing or discontinuing any course of treatment.
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