Atorvastatin Calcium 20mg 1 Tablet [Prescription Required]

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It is used to reduce LDL- cholesterol, apolipoprotein B, and triglycerides, and to increase HDL-cholesterol in the treatment of hyperlipidaemias, including hypercholesterolaemias and combined (mixed) hyperlipidaemia (type IIa or IIb hyperlipoproteinaemias) hypertriglyceridaemia (type IV) and dysbetalipoproteinaemia (type III), and as adjunctive therapy in patients with homozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia who have some LDL-receptor function.

Place of Origin

India

Product Usage

The usual dose is 10mg to 20 mg of Atorvastatin once daily.

Initial dose of 40mg daily may be used in patients who require a large reduction in LDL-cholesterol. The dose may be adjusted at intervals of 4 weeks up to a maximum of 80mg daily.

Primary Hypercholesterolaemia and combined hyperlipidaemia: 10mg once daily Familial Hypercholesterolaemia: initially 10 mg daily, increased at intervals of at least 4 weeks to 40 mg once daily; if necessary, further increased to a maximum of 80mg once daily (or combined with anion exchanged resin in heterozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia).

Children and adolescents aged 10 to 17 with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia may be given an initial dose of 10mg once daily adjusted according to response to a maximum of 20mg once daily. Or as prescribed by the physician

Ingredients

Atorvastatin Calcium

Warnings

Contraindications: Patients with known hypersensitivity to any component of this product

Special Precuations: Atorvastatin should not be given to patients with acute liver disease or unexplained persistently raised serum aminotransferase concentrations. It should be avoided during pregnancy since there is a possibility that it could interfere with fetal sterol synthesis; there have been a few reports of congenital abnormalities associated with statins. It should be discontinued if marked or persistent increases in serum-amino transferase or creatinine phosphokinase concentrations occur. It should be used with caution in patients with severe renal impairmen

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