Crevast 5 Tablet is used to decrease the amount of bad cholesterol low density lipoprotein LDL and triglycerides in the blood It is a prescription medicine This medicine works by slowing down the synthesis of cholesterol in the body This medicine helps by decreasing the amount of cholesterol that may build up on the walls of the arteries Crevast 5 is also used to raise the amounts of good cholesterol high density lipoprotein HDL in the blood It is also used to decrease the amount of cholesterol fats and other fatty substances in the blood in children with age of 10 to 17 years who have familial heterozygous hypercholesterolemia an inherited condition in which cholesterol cannot be removed from the body Crevast 5 is also used to treat a genetic condition characterized by increased levels of low density lipoprotein cholesterol in adults Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia Crevast 5 Tablet is also used to decrease the progression of the condition of the build up of fats fatty substances and cholesterol in the arteries of the heart atherosclerosis Crevast 5 is also used to reduce the risk of stroke heart attack and surgical procedures to restore necessary blood flow to the heart muscles