General Info:

Fluvastatin is prescription medicine called "statin" that lower cholesterol in your blood. It lowers the "bad" cholesterol and triglycerides in your blood. Fluvastatin can raise your "good" cholesterol as well.

Fluvastatin is for people whose cholesterol does not come down enough with exercise and a low-fat diet alone.

Fluvastatin may be used in patients with heart disease (coronary artery disease) to:

• lower the chances of heart problems which would require procedures to help restore blood flow to the heart.
• slow the buildup of too much cholesterol in the arteries of the heart.

Treatment with Fluvastatin has not been shown to prevent heart attacks or stroke.

Fluvastatin is sold as brand name Lescol.