البلد: أستراليا
اللغة: الإنجليزية
المصدر: Department of Health (Therapeutic Goods Administration)
simvastatin
Amneal Pharma Australia Pty Ltd
Simvastatin
Registered
_Simvastatin AN tablets – Consumer Medicine Information _ _ _ _Simvastatin AN CMI v3.0 _ _ _ _ _ _Page 1 _ SIMVASTATIN AN TABLETS _Simvastatin _ CONSUMER MEDICINE INFORMATION WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET This leaflet answers some common questions about Simvastatin AN. It does not contain all of the available information. IF YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS ABOUT USING SIMVASTATIN AN, ASK YOUR DOCTOR OR PHARMACIST. YOUR DOCTOR OR PHARMACIST MAY HAVE MORE INFORMATION. Keep this leaflet with your Simvastatin AN tablets. You may need to read it again. WHAT SIMVASTATIN AN IS USED FOR Simvastatin AN helps to lower cholesterol and triglyceride levels. SIMVASTATIN AN is used in people who have coronary heart disease (CHD) or who are at high risk of CHD (for example, if they have diabetes, a history of stroke, or other blood vessel disease). SIMVASTATIN AN may be used in these people, regardless of their cholesterol level to: • Help prolong life by reducing the risk of a heart attack • Reduce the risk of stroke • Reduce the need for surgery to increase blood flow to the heart •Reduce the need for hospitalisation due to angina. _Cholesterol_ Everyone has cholesterol and triglycerides in their blood. They are types of blood fat needed by the body for many things, including building cell walls, making bile acids (which help to digest food) and certain hormones. However, too much cholesterol can be a problem. Your body makes cholesterol, but it also comes from food. Normally the body balances the cholesterol it makes with the cholesterol it gets from food. This means if more cholesterol comes from food, less is made by the body. However, if you eat a diet high in fat, your body may not keep this balance and your cholesterol levels rise. High cholesterol is more likely to occur with certain diseases or if you have a family history of high cholesterol. When you have high levels of cholesterol, it may 'stick' to the inside of your blood vessels instead of being carried to the parts of the body where it is needed. Over time, this can f اقرأ الوثيقة كاملة
_Simvastatin AN tablets Product Information _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Amneal Pharma Australia Pty Ltd _ Simvastatin AN PI v2.0 Page 1 of 22 SIMVASTATIN AN _ _ _(SIMVASTATIN TABLETS) _ _ _ PRODUCT INFORMATION _ _ NAME OF MEDICINE The name of the medicine is Simvastatin. CHEMICAL NAME: (1_S_,3_R_,7_S_,8_S_,8a_R_)-8-[2-[(2_R_,4_R_)-4-hydroxy-6-oxotetrahydro-2_H_-pyran-2- yl]ethyl]-3,7-dimethyl-1,2,3,7,8,8a-hexahydronaphthalen-1-yl 2,2-dimethylbutanoate. MOLECULAR FORMULA: C 25 H 38 O 5 MOLECULAR WEIGHT: 418.6 CAS REGISTRY NUMBER: [_79902-63-9_] DESCRIPTION Simvastatin is a lipid lowering agent derived synthetically from a fermentation product of _Aspergillus _ _terreus_. Simvastatin is a white crystalline powder, practically insoluble in water and freely soluble in chloroform, methanol and ethanol. INACTIVE: Ascorbic acid, Lactose, Microcrystalline cellulose (Avicel PH 101 & 112), Pre-gelatinised maize starch, Citric acid monohydrate, Butylated hydroxyanisole, Magnesium stearate, Opadry yellow 20A52229-Proprietary ingredient ARTG number 12350 (Simvastatin AN 5 mg), Opadry pink 20A54239-Proprietary ingredient ARTG number 11891 (Simvastatin AN 10 mg & 20 mg) and Opadry pink 20A54211-Proprietary ingredient ARTG number 12531 (Simvastatin AN 40 mg & 80 mg). PHARMACOLOGY The involvement of low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) in atherogenesis has been well documented in clinical and pathological studies, as well as in many animal experiments. Epidemiological studies have established that high LDL-C and low high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) are both risk factors for coronary heart disease (CHD). _Simvastatin AN tablets Product Information _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Amneal Pharma Australia Pty Ltd _ Simvastatin AN PI v2.0 Page 2 of 22 After oral ingestion, simvastatin, which is an inactive lactone, is hydrolysed to the corresponding beta-hydroxyacid form. This is a principal metabolite and an inhibitor of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase, an enzyme which catalyses an early and rate limiting step in the اقرأ الوثيقة كاملة