Cautions with other medicines
Some medicines affect the way pravastatin works and can increase the chances of you having serious side effects, such as muscle damage.
Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking any of the following medicines:
- some antibiotics, such as clarithromycin, rifampicin, fusidic acid
- some HIV medicines
- medicines used to treat hepatitis C
- ciclosporin, used to treat psoriasis and rheumatoid arthritis
- colchicine, a medicine for gout
- warfarin – a medicine used to help prevent blood clots
If you're taking pravastatin and need to take one of these medicines, your doctor may:
- prescribe a lower dose of pravastatin
- prescribe a different statin
- recommend that you stop taking your pravastatin for a while
Mixing pravastatin with herbal remedies and supplements
Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking a Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) supplement. Supplements can affect the way other medicines you may also be taking work.
There is no clear evidence that taking CoQ10 at the same time as pravastatin will benefit your health. More research is needed.
There's not enough information to say that other complementary medicines and herbal remedies are safe to take with pravastatin. They're not tested in the same way as pharmacy and prescription medicines. They're generally not tested for the effect they have on other medicines.
Important: Medicine safety
Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you're taking any other medicines, including herbal remedies, vitamins or supplements.