Lipitor (Atorvastatin) – Uses, Dosing, Side Effects
Adivastatin is a cholesterol lowering which used used to treat high cholesterol or to lower the risk of stroke heart attack or other heart complications in patients with coronary heart disease or second type of diabetes adivastatin helps to clear harmful low-density lipoprotein cholesterol out of the blood and by limiting the body’s ability to form new ldl cholesterol
Thus can help prevent hardening of the arteries and heart disease conditions that can lead to vascular disease heart attack stroke take it orally once a day with or without food adivastatine should be taken with full glass of water the commonly dose for adults is 10 milligrams once daily the commonly dose for children 10 to 17 years of age is 10 milligrams once daily
Using adivastatin in children less than 10 years of age is not recommended and dose must be determined by your family doctor note this instruction presented here just for review it’s very necessary to consult with your doctor before using it help you to get best results people with diabetes underactive thyroid glands kidney disease or muscle disease sometimes need
Additional tests before during adivastatin therapy since dosage adjustments may be required do not use large amounts of alcohol while taking this drug because it can worsen the adverse effects of this medicine on the liver adivastatin should not be used during pregnancy becoming pregnant or lactating without doctor’s advice do not use adivastatin before breastfeeding
Without doctor’s permission adivastatin is not allowed to people who have liver problems or unexplained abnormal liver function tests do not use it if you are taking an hiv products inhibitor egg retuniver idriconazole irmibefrital also adivastatin contraindicated if you are hypersensitive to any components of this medication pregnancy or breastfeeding they may
Include all types of an allergic reaction also the most possible side effects include muscle pain tenderness or weakness with fever or flu symptoms or nausea clay-colored stools stomach pain low fever jaundice loss of appetite dark urine less serious include mild nausea or stomach pain stomach upset heartburn constipation bloating gas stuffy nose itching skin rash
Headache if you experience one of them stop using adivastatin and tell your doctor as soon as possible also consult with your doctor about any side effect that seems unusual atrovasta didn’t interact with the following drugs digoxin aerodromacin or claire thromuson gymphibus or phenophibrate niacin and antifungal medications such as zitriconazole fluconazole or
Ketoconazole drugs that weaken your immune system such as cancer medicine or steroids cyclosporine ceromous tacrolimus and others hiv or aids medications such as indinova nilfiniver retoniver lapinova retanover ursaquinover also note that interaction between two medications does not always mean that you must stop taking one of them as usual it affects the effect of
Drugs so consult with your doctor about how it interactions are being managed or should be managed if you forgot to take your dose in time please do it as soon as you remember but do not take if it is too late or almost time for your next dose do not increase your recommended dose take your usually dose next day in the same regularly time symptoms of adivastatin is
Not known well but most possible include a severe drop in blood pressure and a faster heartbeat if you experience one of them or any unusual symptoms call your doctor immediately stored room temperature between 59 to 77 degrees fahrenheit 15 to 25 degrees centigrade away from light and moisture kids and pets do not use after expiration term we provide only general
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Lipitor (Atorvastatin) – Uses, Dosing, Side Effects By MedCast
