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PV 10 Pill — WHITE CAPSULE, 9mm — Pravastatin

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ImprintPV / 10
ColourWHITE
ShapeCAPSULE
Size9
Strengthpravastatin sodium 10 mg
Dosage formTablet
ManufacturerActavis Pharma, Inc.
NDC16252-526
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Ingredientspravastatin sodium[pravastatin]

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The imprint "PV 10" is a code stamped or printed on the tablet or capsule by the manufacturer, used to identify the drug, its strength and the maker.

Active ingredient

Pravastatin

Uses and warnings

Drug classHMG-CoA reductase inhibitor (statin)" - a "reversible inhibitor of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase," the enzyme that catalyzes "the conversion of HMG-CoA to mevalonate, an early and ra...

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Official references

Source: FDA Structured Product Label via NLM Pillbox archive (retired 2021); source file aa8ed214-8922-4948-ac57-5afa3e094288.xml