Pitavastatin

Name: Pitavastatin Drug Interactions
Creator: Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS

19 interactions 1 explained in plain English

Also sold as: Livalo Livalo® Nikita Zypitamag Zypitamag®

About Pitavastatin

Pitavastatin is used together with diet, weight-loss, and exercise to reduce the amount of fatty substances such as low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol ('bad cholesterol') in the blood and to increase the amount of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol ('good cholesterol') in adults. Pitavastatin is also use… Read the full Pitavastatin drug information page →

Medically reviewed by Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS · Updated Jun 30, 2026 · Editorial policy · Data sources

Sources: FDA prescribing information (Structured Product Labeling), the published literature cited in each entry, DDInter 2.0 (a major open-access drug-interaction database), and legacy DrugBank interaction data distributed by the NIH's RxNav service (decommissioned in 2024) — analyzed and reviewed by our pharmacist team. How we build this library →

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2 Contraindicated 14 Major 3 Moderate

All (19) Contraindicated (2) Major (14) Moderate (3)

Contraindicated

Pitavastatin Cyclosporine Injection Atopica Increased pitavastatin exposure and increased risk of myopathy and rhabdomyolysis Details Pitavastatin Cyclosporine Ophthalmic Cequa Increased pitavastatin exposure and increased risk of myopathy and rhabdomyolysis Details

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