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How Long Does Lovastatin Stay In The System?

How long does it take for lovastatin to get out of your system after you stop taking it? Is there any chance of recovery from severe muscle weakness, fatigue, memory loss, confusion, tremors, etc. caused by this drug? Time on the med was about 3 months, 83 year old female.
Thu, 23 Jan 2020
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Hi,

I can understand your concern regarding the clearance time of lovastatin. Approximately 61 hours. The widely used cholesterol lowering medication Lovastatin half-life is reported to be of 13.37 hours and it takes about four and a half half-lives for its clearance from the body system which comes around 60 hours. However, the total recovery from the lovastatin induced muscle weakness, fatigue etc will take about 2 to 3 weeks from the day of stopping the drug.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

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Dr. Mohammed Taher Ali, General & Family Physician
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How Long Does Lovastatin Stay In The System?

Hi, I can understand your concern regarding the clearance time of lovastatin. Approximately 61 hours. The widely used cholesterol lowering medication Lovastatin half-life is reported to be of 13.37 hours and it takes about four and a half half-lives for its clearance from the body system which comes around 60 hours. However, the total recovery from the lovastatin induced muscle weakness, fatigue etc will take about 2 to 3 weeks from the day of stopping the drug. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Mohammed Taher Ali, General & Family Physician