What this pack is
LESCOL XL is the brand name in this record; fluvastatin sodium is the generic name. Read both together with the dosage form (oral tablet).
PACK CHECK · MARKET FIRST
LESCOL XLGeneric namefluvastatin sodium
How this medicine works
The current label describes fluvastatin as an HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor acting on a cholesterol-synthesis pathway. A shared mechanism helps explain the drug class but cannot decide which statin fits an individual, whether alternate-day rotation or co-use is suitable, what intensity is needed or whether whole-genome screening is required.
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- International brand name
- LESCOL XL
- Generic name
- fluvastatin sodium
- Dosage-form class
- Fluvastatin sodium 80 mg extended-release oral tablet: each tablet is equivalent to fluvastatin 80 mg. This dossier does not merge conventional LESCOL 20 mg/40 mg capsules
- Route
- Oral
- Package-image status
- A source-linked public label image is available below
No source-verifiable mainland-China trade-name cue has been established for this record. This does not establish whether the medicine exists, is approved or is available in mainland China. Check pack text and current CDE/NMPA records item by item.
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PRODUCT PRESENTATION IDENTITY
Strength, pack and device identity
Package strength is not an individual dose. These fields help identify the exact labelled product; they do not calculate how much, how often, a missed-use action, splitting, switching or conversion.
How to read a score line: ‘scored’ or ‘unscored’ first identifies this labelled presentation. A score line by itself does not permit self-splitting, reducing or changing the product. Only an explicit statement in the current label for this exact presentation, checked with a pharmacist against the prescription, can support any further handling.
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United States label · Current U.S. DailyMed public label (revised Nov 2023)
Equivalent to fluvastatin 80 mg per tablet; 30-tablet bottle
- Product code
- NDC 0078-0354-15
- Form and route
- LESCOL XL fluvastatin sodium 80 mg extended-release oral tablet · oral (exact product-identity field)
- Container
- bottle
- Listing review
- Current label display and NDC Directory listing reviewed 2026-08-30; actual marketing, stock and availability are not established.
- fluvastatin (provided as fluvastatin sodium)
- 80 mglabelled amount per tablet; not an individual's tablet count, frequency, switching or statin-conversion instruction
- Package
- 30 tablets per bottle
- Labelled appearance
- yellow · round, slightly biconvex, bevelled film-coated tablet · imprint LESCOL XL / 80Unscored in this labelled presentation
United States label · Current U.S. DailyMed public label (revised Nov 2023)
Equivalent to fluvastatin 80 mg per tablet; 100-tablet bottle
Source-text identity card: no displayable exact official package image. The fields below come from the cited label and are not a visual authentication result.
- Product code
- NDC 0078-0354-05
- Form and route
- LESCOL XL fluvastatin sodium 80 mg extended-release oral tablet · oral (exact product-identity field)
- Container
- bottle
- Listing review
- Current label display and NDC Directory listing reviewed 2026-08-30; actual marketing, stock and availability are not established.
- fluvastatin (provided as fluvastatin sodium)
- 80 mglabelled amount per tablet; not an individual's tablet count, frequency, switching or statin-conversion instruction
- Package
- 100 tablets per bottle
- Labelled appearance
- yellow · round, slightly biconvex, bevelled film-coated tablet · imprint LESCOL XL / 80Unscored in this labelled presentation
PUBLIC LABEL IMAGE
Appearance and package-text clues
This current public-label package panel helps check the brand, generic name, strength and dosage-form clues only. It does not authenticate a product in hand or establish originator status, availability, sale eligibility, another package or another market.
Open the public label source ↗LABEL READING · NOT A PRESCRIPTION
LESCOL XL label reading: the 80 mg extended-release tablet is not a web conversion for 20/40 mg conventional capsules
Reading level: drug-specific label reading. This record has been expanded around its dosage form or a higher-risk reading question; the current target-market label and professional review still apply.
The current U.S. label establishes LESCOL XL as an extended-release tablet equivalent to fluvastatin 80 mg per tablet and says to swallow it whole without breaking, crushing or chewing. This page does not numerically convert it to LESCOL 20 mg/40 mg conventional capsules, another strength or another statin.
- Check LESCOL XL, fluvastatin sodium, extended-release tablet, 80 mg per tablet, the actual NDC and bottle count together. The mg figure is the labelled amount in the exact extended-release tablet, not an individual's tablet count or permission to treat two 40 mg conventional capsules as one 80 mg extended-release tablet.
- Swallow LESCOL XL extended-release tablets whole; do not break, crush or chew them. The tablet is unscored. Appearance and the official package panel support identity checking only and cannot authenticate a pack or permit self-alteration of the release design.
- LESCOL conventional 20 mg/40 mg capsules and the LESCOL XL 80 mg extended-release tablet are not the same product merely because totals can be added. Form, release design, current target-market label and prescription must be reviewed together; the site does not arrange substitution, rotation or make-up use.
- Unexplained muscle pain, tenderness or weakness, especially with malaise, fever or dark urine, may need prompt medical assessment; the current label includes myopathy and rhabdomyolysis warnings. Liver concerns, hypothyroidism, kidney concerns and a complete medicine list including ciclosporin or gemfibrozil also need pharmacist or prescriber review.
- When pregnant, possibly pregnant or breastfeeding, do not use this page to self-continue, stop, alternate days or switch to another statin; contact the prescribing team or pharmacist promptly using the exact market and current label.
PHARMACOVIGILANCE · OFFICIAL ROUTES
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Start with the public label or product record linked to this dossier, then use the official safety routes below for the market that applies to the medicine in hand.
Match five details before using a safety record
- Brand and generic nameBoth must match the medicine named by the record.
- Dosage form and strengthTablet, capsule, injection, inhaler, patch and eye drop are not interchangeable.
- Market and notice dateA record applies only to the country or region and date it names.
- Lot, pack and manufacturerRecord these only when the official notice specifically names them.
- Current product informationA historical record may have been superseded by the current label.
This checklist only helps organise the right question. It does not create a personal conclusion about stopping, switching, dose, combination or suitability.
This dossier’s product-level source checkU.S. National Library of Medicine DailyMed · United States · Public medicine label · 2026-08-30
This dossier’s publicly accessible product-level route has been checked individually. It does not mean that real-time alerts in every country or region have been searched, or that the medicine has or does not have a current risk.
Markets actually represented by the reviewed product documents
- United States · 1
This is a document-coverage summary, not a claim that the medicine is authorised, supplied, interchangeable or actively monitored in every listed market today.
This record’s label or product-record routeDailyMed (NLM): current U.S. public label for LESCOL XL fluvastatin sodium 80 mg extended-release tablets (revised Nov 2023) ↗Current regulatory record · reviewed 2026-08-30
This is not a conclusion that the medicine has no risk, warning, recall or newer notice in another market. Start with the checked product-level label above, then use the official market gateways below for the product in hand.
See the reviewed safety-record directory →Global official safety gateways
- NMPA Centre for Drug Reevaluation · Mainland ChinaPrimary NMPA Drug Evaluation Centre gateway for drug-vigilance bulletins, safety notices and adverse-reaction monitoring. Exact products still require checking approval number, dosage form, strength, authorisation holder and notice date item by item.Drug-vigilance bulletins and safety notices ↗reviewed 2026-08-22
- FDA · United StatesPrimary FDA pages for important new safety issues, labelling changes and risk communications.Drug Safety Communications ↗reviewed 2026-08-22
- FDA MedWatch · United StatesU.S. MedWatch safety-information and reporting gateway; a report does not itself establish causality.Safety information and serious-problem reporting ↗reviewed 2026-08-22
- EMA · European Union / European Economic AreaOfficial EU gateway for pharmacovigilance, suspected adverse-reaction reports and PRAC safety assessment.Pharmacovigilance overview and EudraVigilance ↗reviewed 2026-08-22
- MHRA · United KingdomPrimary UK MHRA medicine-safety updates for professionals and the public.Drug Safety Update ↗reviewed 2026-08-22
- PMDA · JapanPMDA’s English official safety gateway; exact products still require checking against the Japanese product page and current documents.Medicine safety information ↗reviewed 2026-08-22
- MFDS · Republic of KoreaMFDS’s primary index for medicine safety letters in the Republic of Korea. The original notices are in Korean and must be read against the named product, dosage form, market and date; they do not automatically apply in another market or decide an individual case.Medicine safety letters ↗reviewed 2026-08-22
- HSA · SingaporeHSA’s public Singapore gateway for suspected adverse-event reporting and medicine-safety information. A report does not itself establish individual causality; exact products still require checking Singapore registration status, dosage form, strength, date and current product information.Adverse-event reporting and medicine-safety information ↗reviewed 2026-08-22
- Health Canada · CanadaHealth Canada’s public MedEffect gateway for medicine and health-product advisories, warnings, recalls, reporting and safety information. Exact products still require checking market, dosage form, strength, notice date and lot item by item.MedEffect Canada: advisories, warnings and recalls ↗reviewed 2026-08-22
- TGA · AustraliaPrimary Australian TGA safety alerts, advisories and monitoring information for therapeutic products.Medicine safety alerts ↗reviewed 2026-08-22
- Swissmedic · SwitzerlandOfficial Swissmedic gateway for pharmacovigilance, signal assessment and suspected adverse-reaction reporting; a report or signal does not itself confirm individual causality.Pharmacovigilance and suspected adverse-reaction reporting ↗reviewed 2026-08-22
- Medsafe · New ZealandNew Zealand Medsafe gateway for public and professional medicine safety communications and archives; older notices may have been superseded by current product information.Medicine safety communications ↗reviewed 2026-08-22
- SAHPRA · South AfricaSAHPRA’s safety-information, alerts and pharmacovigilance gateway for the public and professionals in South Africa. An official alert does not itself mean a product is unsafe in every circumstance; exact products still require checking South African registration status, dosage form, strength, notice date and current product information.Medicine safety information, alerts and pharmacovigilance ↗reviewed 2026-08-22
- WHO · GlobalWHO’s cross-market safety-alert archive; every historical notice must be read against its date, named product and market.Medicine and vaccine safety-alert archive ↗reviewed 2026-08-22
- Anvisa · BrazilAnvisa’s primary Brazilian pharmacovigilance gateway for alerts, bulletins, risk communication and VigiMed reporting. Exact products still require checking Brazilian authorisation status, dosage form, strength and notice date item by item.Pharmacovigilance, alerts and VigiMed ↗reviewed 2026-08-22
This card brings together the medicine-specific product route and 15 market-level official vigilance gateways. It does not mean real-time alerts for this medicine have been searched in every country or region, or that the medicine has a new alert, recall or risk conclusion. Match brand, generic name, dosage form, strength, market and notice date item by item; do not self-stop, switch, increase or reduce use from a headline.
For severe or rapidly worsening symptoms, suspected overdose, a severe allergic reaction, loss of consciousness or another emergency, use local emergency services. Do not wait for an online alert search or change a medicine from this page.
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Six checks for this medicine pack
Use this card to organise questions about LESCOL XL (fluvastatin sodium). Keep the exact pack, its current label and the full medicine list together.
Identify the exact product
LESCOL XL is the brand in this record and fluvastatin sodium is the active-ingredient name. Check both with the dosage form (Fluvastatin sodium 80 mg extended-release oral tablet: each tablet is equivalent to fluvastatin 80 mg. This dossier does not merge conventional LESCOL 20 mg/40 mg capsules) and the market on the actual pack.
Read the labelled strength in context
mg, mcg, mg/mL or a percentage describes the labelled amount in one tablet, capsule, measured volume, spray or other unit. It is not an answer to how many units a person should take.
Check before splitting or opening
Before splitting, crushing, chewing or opening anything, find an explicit instruction for this exact product in its current label and ask a pharmacist. A score line or a previous pack is not enough by itself.
Put every product on one list
Include prescriptions, over-the-counter products, eye drops, creams, vitamins, minerals, herbs and supplements. A pharmacist or prescriber needs the whole list before any combination, alternation, switch or stop is considered.
Ask a specific pharmacogenetics question
Ask which medicine, which gene and what clinical decision a result could change. A gene–drug association does not mean broad genetic testing is needed for everyone and must not be used to change treatment without professional review.
Know when to seek urgent help
For a suspected overdose, a severe allergic reaction, fainting or difficulty breathing, use the local emergency or poison-information service now. Do not wait for a website reply or alter several medicines to test what caused it.
This card does not calculate a dose, decide whether medicines can be combined, or replace a clinician or pharmacist. Market-specific current labels and the person's full context still need review.
HOW IT WORKS · NOT A TREATMENT PLAN
How fluvastatin works: HMG-CoA reductase inhibition is not a statin equivalence table
- LESCOL XL, MEVALOTIN, LIPITOR, CRESTOR, ZOCOR and LIVALO cannot be self-converted, alternated by day or combined from statin class or milligram numbers alone.
- Age, muscle symptoms, liver/kidney function, thyroid status, interactions, indication and treatment goals may affect professional judgement. The site does not select a statin for an individual from one laboratory result, symptom or medicine name.
- Genetic testing can inform selected questions, but a statin or one adverse effect does not mean everyone needs whole-genome screening. A qualified professional must decide whether to test and how to interpret results using the actual product and clinical context.
SOURCE EVIDENCE REGISTER
Source evidence map
Every public link is labelled with its market, document status and document type. A historical public record is not a current label, and an official lookup entry is not a product-specific record.
- DailyMed (NLM): current U.S. public label for LESCOL XL fluvastatin sodium 80 mg extended-release tablets (revised Nov 2023) ↗Current regulatory record · reviewed 2026-08-30
- FDA: LESCOL XL NDA 021192/S-031 supplemental labelling approval letter (2020) ↗reviewed 2026-08-30
- Novartis: public product-information page for LESCOL / fluvastatin sodium ↗reviewed 2026-08-30
SOURCE-TRACEABLE ARCHIVE
LESCOL XLfluvastatin sodium
This page includes an exact current U.S. public-label package panel for LESCOL XL, alongside documentary primary-source material. It helps check product identity, but does not itself establish originator status, product quality, availability or sale eligibility.
DOCUMENT TIMELINE
Document timeline
Initial U.S. approval year for fluvastatin
The current U.S. LESCOL XL label states Initial U.S. Approval: 1993. This date locates U.S. brand history and does not establish another market's status.
DailyMed (NLM): current U.S. public label for LESCOL XL fluvastatin sodium 80 mg extended-release tablets (revised Nov 2023) ↗NDA 021192/S-031 supplemental labelling approval
The FDA supplemental approval letter records a LESCOL XL label update including new statin-class safety information on immune-mediated necrotising myopathy.
FDA: LESCOL XL NDA 021192/S-031 supplemental labelling approval letter (2020) ↗Current public-label revision
The current DailyMed page lists the label revised Nov 2023 and an official 30-tablet bottle panel; the 100-tablet bottle separately carries a 28 Feb 2021 marketing-end date.
DailyMed (NLM): current U.S. public label for LESCOL XL fluvastatin sodium 80 mg extended-release tablets (revised Nov 2023) ↗Public-source access review
This review confirmed access to the DailyMed, FDA and Novartis source entries. Source availability does not establish real-time supply or individual suitability.
Novartis: public product-information page for LESCOL / fluvastatin sodium ↗
MARKET SCOPE
Market-record boundary
United States
Current public label linked; real-time supply not establishedThe 30-tablet bottle has a current-label panel, while the 100-tablet bottle retains a dated marketing-end record. They cannot be merged into a real-time inventory conclusion.
Mainland China, EU, Japan and other markets
Current product records require market-by-market reviewThe U.S. LESCOL XL label is not extrapolated to another market's brand, approval, strength, package, holder, supply or interchangeability.
How to read this record
Read each document in its stated market, date and dosage-form context. A historical record is not a current label and does not support individual medical, substitution or purchasing conclusions.
Keep international and mainland China records separate
This page has a U.S. public history/regulatory archive but no mainland China record for this specific product. That does not establish whether the medicine exists, is approved or is available in mainland China. Verify product identity, dosage form, strength, holder and the current label item by item.
RECORD FAQ
Record questions
Do two 40 mg fluvastatin capsules equal one LESCOL XL 80 mg tablet?
A webpage cannot decide this from the total milligrams alone. Conventional capsules and extended-release tablets have different forms and release designs. Check the exact product, label, prescription and target market together; do not self-assemble or substitute.
Can LESCOL XL be taken one day and another statin the next?
A webpage cannot confirm such rotation for an individual. Statins are not directly milligram-equivalent, and intensity, interactions, liver/kidney function and prescribing goals may differ. Do not self-rotate, combine or stop them; take the actual packs, prescription, laboratory data and complete medicine list to the prescribing team or pharmacist.
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Evidence status
The listed links are public sources selected for traceability. They must be rechecked against the current target-market record before any use beyond reading and research.