In the absence of data in patients with hypercholesterolaemia associated with a triglyceride level of more than 4 mmol/L (3.5 g/L or more than 5 mmol/L (4.45 g/L) after following a diet for 4 or 8 weeks, in the CARE and LIPID studies, respectively, the benefit of treatment with pravastatin has not been established in this type of patients.