Ország: Malajzia
Nyelv: angol
Forrás: NPRA (National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency, Bahagian Regulatori Farmasi Negara)
SIMVASTATIN
Y.S.P. INDUSTRIES (M) SDN. BHD.
SIMVASTATIN
10's x 50 strips0 mL; 10's x 3 strips0 mL; 10's x 10 strips0 mL; 10's x 12 strips0 mL
Y.S.P. INDUSTRIES (M) SDN. BHD.
_Consumer Medication Information Leaflet (RiMUP)_ SIMVACOR ® FILM COATED TABLET Simvastatin (20mg, 40mg) 1 WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET 1. What SIMVACOR is used for 2. How SIMVACOR works 3. Before you use SIMVACOR 4. How to use SIMVACOR 5. While you are using it 6. Side effects 7. Storage and Disposal of SIMVACOR 8. Product Description 9. Manufacturer and Product Registration Holder 10. Date of revision WHAT SIMVACOR IS USED FOR SIMVACOR _ _ is used for lowering of high blood cholesterol level when the response to fat/cholesterol restricted diet and other non-pharmacological measures alone has not been sufficient. SIMVACOR is also used in Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) patients to reduce the risk of death and complications of stroke. HOW SIMVACOR WORKS _SIMVACOR_ is a cholesterol lowering agent of statin group which is 3- Hydroxy-3-methyglutaryl-coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase inhibitor. It works by inhibiting the enzyme (HMG- CoA reductase) which is essential for production of cholesterol in the body hence lowering the LDL-Cholesterol (bad cholesterol) and triglycerides (other fats). Besides that, it also helps to raise the level of HDL-cholesterol(good cholesterol). BEFORE YOU USE SIMVACOR - _When you must not use it _ Do not take SIMVACOR if: • You have known hypersensitivity to any component of SIMVACOR. • You are having any active liver disease or unexplained persistent elevations of serum transaminases, as simvastatin may affect the liver function. _• _ You are taking any of the following medicines: - certain antifungal medicines (such as itraconazole, ketoconazole, posaconazole, or voriconazole) - HIV protease inhibitors (such as indinavir, nelfinavir, ritonavir, and saquinavir) - certain hepatitis C virus protease inhibitors (such as boceprevir or telaprevir) - certain antibiotics (such as erythromycin, clarithromycin, or telithromycin) - antidepressant nefazodone - medicines containing cobicistat - gemfibrozil (a fibric acid medicine for lowering cholesterol) - cyclosporine - danazol Ask your doctor if yo Olvassa el a teljes dokumentumot