Ergocalciferol Capsules and Tablets and Lescol

• Generic Name: ergocalciferol
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names: Calcidol, Calciferol, Drisdol, Vitamin D2

• It is used to treat poor parathyroid function.
• It is used to treat or prevent low phosphate levels.
• It is used to treat rickets.
• It may be given to you for other reasons. Talk with the doctor.

• Generic Name: fluvastatin
• Dosage Forms: capsule; tablet, extended release
• Other Brand Names: Lescol, Lescol XL

Lescol (fluvastatin) belongs to a group of drugs called HMG CoA reductase inhibitors, or "statins". Fluvastatin is used together with diet to lower blood levels of "bad" cholesterol (low-density lipoprotein, or LDL), to increase levels of "good" cholesterol (high-density lipoprotein, or HDL), and to lower triglycerides (a type of fat in the blood).

Lescol is used is used in adults and children who are at least 10 years old to lower high cholesterol and triglyceride (types of fat) levels in the blood and to slow the build-up of plaque (fatty deposits) in your blood vessels.

Lescol is also used to lower the risk of heart complications in certain people with coronary heart disease.