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Does Pravastatin Interact With Boniva Or Prolia?

I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH OSTEOPORIS MANY YEARS AGO & HAVE TAKEN MEDICATIONS OVER THE YEARS. I HAVE NOT TAKEN DRUGS FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS WHILE I WAS UNDERGOING TREATMENT FOR BREAST CANCER. I HAD A BONE DENSITY TEST IN 2015 & MORE RECENTLY A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO. BOTH TIMES IT SHOWED IMPROVEMENT IN MY HIP BUT MORE THINNING EACH TIME IN MY LUMBAR SPINE. THIS LAST REPORT SAID I HAVE AN INCREASED RISK FACT OF 18% IN THE NEXT 10 YEARS. I AM 72 YRS OLD. I M TRYING TO DECIDE IF I WANT TO GO BACK ON MEDS. MY PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT RECOMMENDED EITHER BONIVA OR PROLIA. AFTER READING THE POSSIBLE SIDE EFFECTS, I AM APPREHENSIVE ABOUT BOTH DRUGS. I AM ON PRAVASTATIN (40 MG DAILY) & I HAVE LYMPHEDEMA IN MY LEFT ARM AS A RESULT OF THE CANCER TREATMENT. AFTER HAVING A LONG ROUND OF RADIATION AT THE TIME I HAD A LOT OF CONCERNS WITH DAMAGE TO MY ESOPHAGUS AS WELL AS THROAT & SWALLOWING ISSUES. I GUESS I M ASKING IF MY CONCERNS ARE VALID GIVEN THE RISK INVOLVED IF I DON T TAKE THE MEDICATION & IS THERE ANY KNOWN INTERACTION BETWEEN EITHER OF THESE DRUGS WITH THE PRAVASTATIN.
Fri, 31 Aug 2018
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Hi,

Pravastatin does not result in significant drug interaction.

You can safely take your routine drugs along with Pravastatin.

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Does Pravastatin Interact With Boniva Or Prolia?

Hi, Pravastatin does not result in significant drug interaction. You can safely take your routine drugs along with Pravastatin. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.