Atorvastatin 20mg tablets

Ország: Egyesült Királyság

Nyelv: angol

Forrás: MHRA (Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency)

Aktív összetevők:

Atorvastatin calcium trihydrate

Beszerezhető a:

Upjohn UK Ltd

ATC-kód:

C10AA05

INN (nemzetközi neve):

Atorvastatin calcium trihydrate

Adagolás:

20mg

Gyógyszerészeti forma:

Oral tablet

Az alkalmazás módja:

Oral

Osztály:

No Controlled Drug Status

Recept típusa:

Valid as a prescribable product

Termék összefoglaló:

BNF: 02120000; GTIN: 5013457010718 5013457010749

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Atorvastatin Tablets
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R.Wrey
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ATORVASTATIN 10MG, 20MG & 40MG FILM-COATED TABLETS PIL - UK
Black
Profile
BBBA4492
R.Wrey
11/04/19
01/05/19
T. Hull
296 x 210
8pt
Accord UK
n/a
2
Version 2
01.11.2017
page 4
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50966743 BBBA4492
ATORVASTATIN 10MG, 20MG AND 40MG
FILM-COATED TABLETS
Package leaflet: Information for the user
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 or pharmacist.
•
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 or pharmacist. This includes any
possible side effects not listed in this
leaflet. See section 4.
•
The full name of this medicine is
Atorvastatin 10mg, 20mg and 40mg Film-
coated Tablets but within the leaflet it will
be referred to as Atorvastatin tablets.
WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET:
1
WHAT ATORVASTATIN TABLETS ARE AND
WHAT THEY ARE USED FOR
2
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU
TAKE ATORVASTATIN TABLETS
3
HOW TO TAKE ATORVASTATIN TABLETS
4
POSSIBLE SIDE EFFECTS
5
HOW TO STORE ATORVASTATIN TABLETS
6
CON

Termékjellemzők

OBJECT 1
ATORVASTATIN 20 MG FILM COATED TABLETS
Summary of Product Characteristics Updated 05-Jun-2018 | Pfizer
Limited
1. Name of the medicinal product
Atorvastatin 20 mg film-coated tablets
2. Qualitative and quantitative composition
Each film-coated tablet contains 20 mg atorvastatin (as atorvastatin
calcium trihydrate).
Excipient(s) with known effect
Each Atorvastatin 20 mg film-coated tablet contains 54.50 mg lactose
monohydrate.
For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1.
3. Pharmaceutical form
Film-coated tablet
White round, 7.1 mm, film-coated tablets debossed "20" on one side and
"ATV" on the other.
4. Clinical particulars
4.1 Therapeutic indications
Hypercholesterolaemia
Atorvastatin is indicated as an adjunct to diet for reduction of
elevated total cholesterol (total-C), LDL-
cholesterol (LDL-C), apolipoprotein B, and triglycerides in adults,
adolescents and children aged 10 years
or older with primary hypercholesterolaemia including familial
hypercholesterolaemia (heterozygous
variant) or combined (mixed) hyperlipidaemia (Corresponding to Types
IIa and IIb of the Fredrickson
classification) when response to diet and other nonpharmacological
measures is inadequate.
Atorvastatin is also indicated to reduce total-C and LDL-C in adults
with homozygous familial
hypercholesterolaemia as an adjunct to other lipid-lowering treatments
(e.g. LDL apheresis) or if such
treatments are unavailable.
Prevention of cardiovascular disease
Prevention of cardiovascular events in adult patients estimated to
have a high risk for a first
cardiovascular event (see section 5.1), as an adjunct to correction of
other risk factors.
4.2 Posology and method of administration
Posology
The patient should be placed on a standard cholesterol-lowering diet
before receiving Atorvastatin and
should continue on this diet during treatment with Atorvastatin.
The dose should be individualised according to baseline LDL-C levels,
the goal of therapy, and patient
response.
The usual starting dose is 10 mg once a day. Adjustment of dose sh