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==Indications and Usage==
 
Drug therapy should be one component of multiple-risk-factor intervention in individuals who require modifications of their lipid profile. Lipid-altering agents should be used in addition to a diet restricted in saturated fat and [[cholesterol]] only when the response to diet and other nonpharmacological measures has been inadequate.
 
===Primary Hyperlipidemia and Mixed Dyslipidemia===
 
LIVALO® is indicated as an adjunctive therapy to diet to reduce elevated total [[cholesterol]] (TC), [[low-density lipoprotein]] [[cholesterol]] ([[LDL-C]]), [[apolipoprotein B]] (Apo B), [[triglyceride]]s (TG), and to increase [[HDL-C]] in adult patients with primary [[hyperlipidemia]] or mixed [[dyslipidemia]].
 
===Limitations of Use===
 
Doses of LIVALO greater than 4 mg once daily were associated with an increased risk for severe [[myopathy]] in premarketing clinical studies. Do not exceed 4 mg once daily dosing of LIVALO.
 
The effect of LIVALO on cardiovascular morbidity and mortality has not been determined.
 
LIVALO has not been studied in Fredrickson Type I, III, and V [[dyslipidemia]]s.<ref name="dailymed.nlm.nih.gov">{{Cite web  | last =  | first =  | title = LIVALO (PITAVASTATIN CALCIUM) TABLET, FILM COATED [KOWA PHARMACEUTICALS AMERICA, INC. ] | url = http://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/lookup.cfm?setid=44dcbf97-99ec-427c-ba50-207e0069d6d2 | publisher =  | date =  | accessdate = 14 February 2014 }}</ref>
 
==References==
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