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Why can't i take my pravastaten in the morning instead of before bed?
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Statin timing: Excellent question! physiologic studies suggest that we make most of our cholesterol at night while fasting (see page 3: http://circ.Ahajournals.Org/content/105/13/1514.Full.Pdf) so that's why we recommend taking statins at night. In fact, at least one study confirmed this outcome w/simvastatin: http://www.Ncbi.Nlm.Nih.Gov/pmc/articles/pmc214096/pdf/bmj32700788.Pdf.
Answered 2/22/2016
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