Atorvastatin 20mg tablets

Country: United Kingdom

Language: English

Source: MHRA (Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency)

Active ingredient:

Atorvastatin calcium trihydrate

Available from:

Accord-UK Ltd

ATC code:

C10AA05

INN (International Name):

Atorvastatin calcium trihydrate

Dosage:

20mg

Pharmaceutical form:

Oral tablet

Administration route:

Oral

Class:

No Controlled Drug Status

Prescription type:

Valid as a prescribable product

Product summary:

BNF: 02120000; GTIN: 5012617021946

Patient Information leaflet

_689 LEAFLET Lipitor 20190507_
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PACKAGE LEAFLET: INFORMATION FOR THE USER
LIPITOR

20MG TABLETS
ATORVASTATIN 20MG TABLETS
(atorvastatin calcium)
Your medicine is known with either of the above names but will be
referred to as Lipitor throughout the following leaflet.
Information for other strengths of Lipitor (10mg, 40mg and 80mg)
also may be present in this leaflet.
READ ALL OF THIS LEAFLET CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU START TAKING THIS
MEDICINE BECAUSE IT CONTAINS IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR YOU.

Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again.

If you have any further questions, ask your doctor, pharmacist
or nurse.

This medicine has been prescribed for you only. Do not pass it
on to others. It may harm them, even if their signs of illness are
the same as yours.

If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor, pharmacist or
nurse. This includes any possible side effects not listed in this
leaflet. See section 4.
WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET
1. What Lipitor is and what it is used for
2. What you need to know before you take Lipitor
3. How to take Lipitor
4. Possible side effects
5. How to store Lipitor
6. Contents of the pack and other information
1. WHAT LIPITOR IS AND WHAT IT IS USED FOR
Lipitor belongs to a group of medicines known as statins, which are
lipid (fat) regulating medicines.
Lipitor is used to lower lipids known as cholesterol and triglycerides
in the blood when a low fat diet and life style changes on their own
have failed. If you are at an increased risk of heart disease, Lipitor
can also be used to reduce such risk even if your cholesterol levels
are normal. You should maintain a standard cholesterol lowering
diet during treatment.
2. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU TAKE LIPITOR
DO NOT TAKE LIPITOR:

if you are allergic to atorvastatin or any of the other
ingredients of this medicine (listed in section 6)

if you have or have ever had a disease which affects the
liver

if you have had any unexplained abnormal blood tests for
liver function

if you are a woman able to have

Summary of Product characteristics

PRODUCT SUMMARY
1.
Trade Name of the Medicinal Product
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2.
QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION
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3.
PHARMACEUTICAL FORM
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CLINICAL PARTICULARS
4.1.
Therapeutic Indications
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4.2.
POSOLOGY AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION
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4.3.
CONTRA-INDICATIONS
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4.4.
SPECIAL WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS FOR USE
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4.5.
INTERACTIONS WITH OTHER MEDICAMENTS AND OTHER FORMS OF INTERACTION
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4.6.
PREGNANCY AND LACTATION
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4.7.
EFFECTS ON ABILITY TO DRIVE AND USE MACHINES
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4.8.
UNDESIRABLE EFFECTS
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4.9.
OVERDOSE
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PHARMACOLOGICAL PROPERTIES
5.1.
Pharmacodynamic Properties
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5.2.
PHARMACOKINETIC PROPERTIES
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5.3.
PRECLINICAL SAFETY DATA
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PHARMACEUTICAL PARTICULARS
6.1.
List of Excipients
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6.2.
INCOMPATIBILITIES
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6.3.
SHELF LIFE
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6.4.
SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS FOR STORAGE
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6.5.
NATURE AND CONTENTS OF CONTAINER
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6.6.
INSTRUCTION FOR USE/HANDLING
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ADMINISTRATIVE DATA
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Marketing Authorisation Holder
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8.
MARKETING AUTHORISATION NUMBER
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9.
DATE OF FIRST AUTHORISATION/RENEWAL OF AUTHORISATION
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DATE OF (PARTIAL) REVISION OF THE TEXT
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