What should I Know Regarding Pregnancy, Nursing and Administering Fluvastatin ER to Children or the Elderly?
If you are PREGNANT
- FDA X (contraindicated):
If you are NURSING
- Absolute Contraindication: CONTRAINDICATED BY MFR DUE TO POTENTIAL SERIOUS ADVERSE EFFECTS IN INFANT
If you are an adult over 60
- Management or Monitoring Precaution: Musculoskeletal-Higher incidence of myopathy or rhabdomyolysis with age over 65 particularly with renal disease. Monitor LFTs for liver dysfunction.
Giving Fluvastatin ER to a child under 12
- Management or Monitoring Precaution: Not indicated pre-menarche. Manufacturer recommends females be counseled on appropriate contraception.
- Management or Monitoring Precaution: Not recommended; safety and efficacy not established age < 9 years.
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