Pitavia
On the Bulgarian pack: Питавиа 4 mg филмирани таблетки
4 mg film - coated tablets (7 · film - coated tablets
- Prescription only
- Heart, blood pressure and circulation
- Active substance
- Pitavastatin
- Made by
- Teva B.V.
- Source
- Official label
Quoted from the official source. Not yet reviewed by Mediclarum — the leaflet in your pack is authoritative.
What it is for
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How it works
This product’s leaflet is published as a scanned document. This section quotes the US prescribing label for the same active substance (pitavastatin calcium). It describes the substance, not this Bulgarian product — its uses and doses can differ.
Pitavastatin is an inhibitor of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase, the enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of HMG-CoA to mevalonate, a rate-limiting step in the biosynthetic pathway for cholesterol.
As a result, the expression of LDL-receptors followed by the uptake of LDL from blood to liver is accelerated and then the plasma TC decreases.
The principal route of pitavastatin metabolism is glucuronidation via liver uridine 5'-diphosphate glucuronosyltransferase (UGT) with subsequent formation of pitavastatin lactone.
A mean of 15% of radioactivity of orally administered, single 32 mg 14 C-labeled pitavastatin dose was excreted in urine, whereas a mean of 79% of the dose was excreted in feces within 7 days.
Effect of Food Administration of pitavastatin tablets with a high fat meal (50% fat content) decreases pitavastatin C max by 43% but does not significantly reduce pitavastatin AUC.
Quoted from the prescribing label, sections “Mechanism of Action” and “Pharmacokinetics”. DailyMed · 2026-06-17
Safety of the active substance
This product’s leaflet is published as a scanned document. This section quotes the US prescribing label for the same active substance (pitavastatin calcium). It describes the substance, not this Bulgarian product — its uses and doses can differ.
- Pitavastatin tablets is contraindicated in the following conditions: Concomitant use of cyclosporine [see Drug Interactions (7) ].
- Acute liver failure or decompensated cirrhosis [see Warnings and Precautions (5.3) ].
- Hypersensitivity to pitavastatin or any excipients in pitavastatin tablets.
- Hypersensitivity reactions including angioedema, rash, pruritus, and urticaria have been reported with pitavastatin tablets [see Adverse Reactions (6) ].
The most frequent adverse reactions (rate ≥ 2%) were myalgia, constipation, diarrhea, back pain, and pain in extremity.
Quoted from the US prescribing label for the same active substance. Your own pack’s leaflet is the authority for your product. DailyMed
Same active substance, strength and form in other countries
Matched on active substance, strength and kind of form only. This is not a statement that the products are equivalent or interchangeable: other ingredients, release and approved uses can differ — ask a pharmacist before swapping.
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United StatesNo exact match for this strength and form
SpainNo exact match for this strength and form
NetherlandsNo exact match for this strength and form
SwitzerlandNo exact match for this strength and form
Details
| Made by | Teva B.V. · Netherlands |
|---|---|
| Active substance | Pitavastatin |
| Used in | Heart, blood pressure and circulation |
| Strength | 4 mg film - coated tablets (7 |
| Form | film - coated tablets |
| Pack sizes | 7 |
| Classification | C10AA08 · Heart, blood pressure and circulation |
| Name in the register | Питавиа 4 mg филмирани таблетки |
| Reg. no. | 20200120 |
Source: Bulgarian Drug Agency register · 2026-08-01 · not reviewed by a clinician
Източник: Изпълнителна агенция по лекарствата (ИАЛ). The publisher’s terms do not grant reproduction, so text is shortened and linked. Publisher’s terms.
Other strengths and forms
12 products are sold under this name. Grouped by form; a number on a strength means several companies make it.
- film - coated tablets12 products
Same active substance
These contain the same substance. That does not mean one can replace another — ask a pharmacist.