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Atorvastatin calcium dispersible tablets

Ingredients

Atorvastatin calcium.

Name Description Content CAS NO. Manufacturer
Atorvastatin calciumIngredients

134523-03-8 110

Appearance

This product is white or off-white tablets.

Usage and Dosage

Before starting treatment with this product, patients should follow a standard low-cholesterol diet and maintain a reasonable diet throughout the treatment period. The dose should be adjusted individually based on the baseline level of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, treatment goals, and the patient's treatment effect. The commonly used starting dose is 10 mg once a day. The dose adjustment interval should be 4 weeks or longer. The maximum dose of this product is 80 mg once a day. The daily dose of atorvastatin can be taken once at any time of the day and is not affected by meals. For patients at low risk of cardiovascular events, the treatment goal is LDL-C <4.14mmol/L (or <160mg/dL) and total cholesterol <6.22mmol/L (or <240mg/dL). The treatment goal for moderate-risk patients is LDL

Adverse Reactions

1. The most common adverse reaction of this product is gastrointestinal discomfort, and others include headache, rash, dizziness, blurred vision and taste disturbance. 2. It may occasionally cause a reversible increase in blood aminotransferase. Therefore, liver function needs to be monitored. 3. Rare adverse reactions include impotence and insomnia. 4. Rare adverse reactions include myositis, myalgia, and rhabdomyolysis, which are manifested as muscle pain, fatigue, fever, and are accompanied by increased blood creatine phosphokinase, myoglobinuria, etc. Rhabdomyolysis can lead to renal failure, but it is rare. 5. The combination of this product with immunosuppressants, folic acid derivatives, niacin, gemfibrozil, erythromycin, etc. may increase the risk of myopathy. 6. There have been reports of hepatitis, pancreatitis and allergic reactions such as angioedema.

Precautions

People who are allergic to this product are prohibited from using it, and those with allergic constitutions should use it with caution.

Special Population Medication

Precautions for children: Not yet clear. Precautions for pregnancy and lactation: Not yet clear. Precautions for the elderly: Not yet clear.

Drug Interactions

1. The combination of this product with oral anticoagulants can prolong the prothrombin time and increase the risk of bleeding. 2. The combination of this product with immunosuppressants such as cyclosporine, erythromycin, gemfibrozil, niacin, etc. can increase the risk of myolysis and acute renal failure. 3. Colestipol and cholestyramine can reduce the bioavailability of this product, so this product should be taken 5 hours after taking the former.

Storage

seal.

Packaging Specification

20mg*7s

Validity Period

24 months

Manufacturer

Zhejiang Jiangbei Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

  • Founded in:

    1993-07-23
  • Address:

    Dongdai Village, Zhang'an Street, Jiaojiang District, Taizhou City, Zhejiang Province
  • Tax NO.:

    91331002148244730E
  • Registered Funds:

    36.124417 million yuan
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