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LOVASTATIN for Blood cholesterol increased: Side Effects & Safety Data

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There are 128 adverse event reports in the FDA FAERS database where LOVASTATIN was used for Blood cholesterol increased.

Most Reported Side Effects for LOVASTATIN

Side Effect Reports % Deaths Hosp.
Drug hypersensitivity 217 15.7% 0 1
Myalgia 192 13.8% 2 17
Drug ineffective 137 9.9% 2 76
Completed suicide 91 6.6% 91 29
Muscle spasms 91 6.6% 0 8
Cerebrovascular accident 81 5.8% 1 69
Myocardial infarction 71 5.1% 1 68
Asthenia 67 4.8% 6 36
Arthralgia 63 4.5% 0 10
Disease progression 59 4.3% 56 13
Diarrhoea 57 4.1% 0 15
Toxicity to various agents 57 4.1% 49 27
Rhabdomyolysis 56 4.0% 1 32
Type iia hyperlipidaemia 56 4.0% 55 12
Dizziness 51 3.7% 3 12

Other Indications for LOVASTATIN

Product used for unknown indication (392) Type iia hyperlipidaemia (76) Hyperlipidaemia (62) Hypercholesterolaemia (53) Low density lipoprotein abnormal (34) Low density lipoprotein (30) Blood cholesterol abnormal (24) Blood cholesterol (22) Dyslipidaemia (19) Low density lipoprotein increased (19)

Other Drugs Used for Blood cholesterol increased

EVOLOCUMAB (29,401) ATORVASTATIN (10,139) ROSUVASTATIN (3,321) SIMVASTATIN (2,592) ALIROCUMAB (2,246) LIPITOR (1,052) EZETIMIBE (998) CRESTOR (640) PRAVASTATIN (537) COLESEVELAM (380)

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