PACK IN HAND · ONE-PAGE CHECK
Medicine pack check sheet
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Published record starting point
- Record display name
- MEVACOR
- Generic name / active ingredient
- lovastatin
- Dosage-form class
- Historical MEVACOR products and the current generic comparator are conventional lovastatin oral tablets. ALTOPREV is an extended-release lovastatin tablet under a different NDA, while ADVICOR also contains niacin. Conventional, extended-release and combination products must not be conflated, assembled or substituted from a brand name or total milligrams
- Route
- Oral
- Record reviewed
- 2026-08-30
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Source-linked reading points
- Clarithromycin, itraconazole, ketoconazole and other strong CYP3A inhibitors create important interaction boundaries with lovastatin. Other medicines may also require review. Do not self-separate times, reduce, stop or continue from this page; have the prescribing team or pharmacist check all prescription, OTC and supplement products.
- Unexplained muscle pain, tenderness, cramps or weakness, especially with marked fatigue, fever or dark urine, may need prompt assessment. Use local emergency services for severe or rapidly worsening signs rather than waiting for a webpage to decide whether rhabdomyolysis is present.
- Pregnancy, possible pregnancy, pregnancy planning or breastfeeding requires prompt review of the current label and clinical plan. Do not self-continue, stop, use alternate days or switch statins from a historical label or webpage.
- Historical MEVACOR 10/20/40 mg and the current 40 mg generic comparator are conventional-tablet identities. ALTOPREV is extended-release and ADVICOR also contains niacin. Form, ingredients, strength, NDA/ANDA, NDC and target market must be checked together.
Reviewed presentation examples — compare every field
- Lovastatin 10 mg per tablet; currently listed by FDA as DISCNNDA 019643 / product 002
- Lovastatin 20 mg per tablet; currently listed by FDA as DISCNNDA 019643 / product 003
- Lovastatin 40 mg per tablet; currently listed by FDA as DISCNNDA 019643 / product 004
- Lovastatin 40 mg per tablet; 1,000-tablet bottle; ANDA 075991 generic comparatorNDC 43063-548-95