24th November 2004
I agree with the other poster about the price difference. That's a lot of money to pay for convenience. Many people take a "baby" aspirin dose every day. It's a blood thinner.
Pravigard PAC is available in different dosage combinations. The recommended daily dose of Pravigard PAC is 40 mg of Pravachol(R) (pravastatin sodium) with either 81 mg or 325 mg of buffered aspirin. Pravigard(TM) PAC is also available with 20 mg or 80 mg of Pravachol packaged with either 81 mg or 325 mg of buffered aspirin.
It is called a "PAC" because the pills are co-packaged with each daily dose side-by-side packed separately. The packaging is designed to make pill management easier. there is no other benefit to the packaging except a higher cost to patients or ins. companies. (Isn't it amazing that a company can get a patent on such a simple idea?)
Which pill are you splitting?
If cost is a concern and the comparative cost is higher than pravachol alone with OTC buffered aspirin, and you have no trouble keeping track of the meds you take, you might run the idea of getting the pravachol and buying OTC aspirin in the proper strength.
Pravigard PAC is available in different dosage combinations. The recommended daily dose of Pravigard PAC is 40 mg of Pravachol(R) (pravastatin sodium) with either 81 mg or 325 mg of buffered aspirin. Pravigard(TM) PAC is also available with 20 mg or 80 mg of Pravachol packaged with either 81 mg or 325 mg of buffered aspirin.
It is called a "PAC" because the pills are co-packaged with each daily dose side-by-side packed separately. The packaging is designed to make pill management easier. there is no other benefit to the packaging except a higher cost to patients or ins. companies. (Isn't it amazing that a company can get a patent on such a simple idea?)
Which pill are you splitting?
If cost is a concern and the comparative cost is higher than pravachol alone with OTC buffered aspirin, and you have no trouble keeping track of the meds you take, you might run the idea of getting the pravachol and buying OTC aspirin in the proper strength.