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Pravastatin Side Effects

The most commonly reported side effects of pravastatin include fatigue, diarrhoea, and nausea, based on 93,920 FDA adverse event reports from 2004 to 2025. 4.2% of reports found the drug to be ineffective.

Pravastatin side effects

Percentages show how often each reaction appears relative to total reports for pravastatin.

1
Fatigue5.3%5,010
2
Diarrhoea4.5%4,215
3
Drug Ineffective4.2%3,909
4
Nausea4.1%3,870
5
Dyspnoea3.8%3,589
6
Pain3.3%3,140
7
Headache3.3%3,135
8
Off Label Use3.3%3,087
9
Dizziness3.2%2,985
10
Chronic Kidney Disease3.1%2,936
11
Fall3.1%2,926
12
Acute Kidney Injury3.0%2,822
13
Asthenia2.9%2,702
14
Arthralgia2.9%2,696
15
Death2.6%2,406

These are voluntary reports and do not establish that pravastatin caused these reactions.

Report severity

65.3%Serious61,299 reports
33.1%Hospitalizations31,075 reports
8.3%Fatal7,753 reports

Seriousness is determined by the reporter, not by OpenClaim.

Pravastatin drug interactions

Other drugs that appear in adverse event reports alongside pravastatin. Drugs flagged as a suspected cause appear in the first column. Drugs taken at the same time but not suspected appear in the second.

Also suspected

1
Lenalidomide4.3%4,055
2
Omeprazole4.0%3,715
3
Adalimumab3.8%3,562
4
Esomeprazole3.2%3,044
5
Atorvastatin-calcium2.7%2,500
6
Pantoprazole-sodium2.5%2,344
7
Aspirin2.3%2,163
8
Lansoprazole2.2%2,103
9
Simvastatin2.0%1,873
10
Metformin1.9%1,816
11
Pregabalin1.9%1,773
12
Rivaroxaban1.8%1,702
13
Etanercept1.7%1,575
14
Apixaban1.5%1,422
15
Rosuvastatin1.5%1,413

Taken alongside

1
Aspirin25.6%24,024
2
Levothyroxine-sodium15.9%14,933
3
Amlodipine15.4%14,470
4
Ergocalciferol15.1%14,213
5
Metoprolol15.1%14,141
6
Lisinopril15.0%14,057
7
Acetaminophen14.7%13,800
8
Metformin14.6%13,707
9
Furosemide14.3%13,384
10
Omeprazole13.6%12,789
11
Gabapentin10.5%9,870
12
Albuterol9.5%8,894
13
Insulin9.4%8,799
14
Hydrochlorothiazide9.1%8,537
15
Losartan-potassium9.0%8,497

Co-occurrence in adverse event reports does not establish a drug interaction. Patients often take multiple medications, and these lists reflect prescribing patterns rather than causal relationships. Consult a healthcare provider about potential drug interactions.

Who reports pravastatin side effects

52.6% of pravastatin adverse event reports involve female patients and 41.1% involve male patients. The largest age group is elderly at 61%. These figures reflect who reports side effects, not underlying risk.

Sex

Female52.6%
Male41.1%
Unknown6.4%

Age group

< 20.1%
2–110.1%
12–170.1%
18–6438.7%
65+60.9%

What is pravastatin used for

Conditions and purposes for which patients were taking pravastatin when the adverse event was reported.

Abdominal DiscomfortAbdominal PainAcute Coronary SyndromeAcute Myeloid LeukaemiaAcute Myocardial InfarctionAdverse Drug ReactionAdverse EventAge Indeterminate Myocardial InfarctionAngina PectorisAngina UnstableAngiopathyAngioplastyAnticoagulant TherapyAntiinflammatory TherapyAntiphospholipid Syndrome

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Pravastatin brand names and reporting trend

Pravastatin is sold under the brand name Pravigard Pac (copackaged).

Brand names

Pravigard Pac (copackaged)84,572

Quarterly reports (20042025)

20052010201520202025

An upward trend reflects increased FAERS reporting overall, not necessarily increased risk.

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