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ATORVASTATIN CALCIUM
B & S Healthcare
ATORVASTATIN CALCIUM
40 Milligram
Film Coated Tablet
Product subject to prescription which may be renewed (B)
Authorised
0000-00-00
PACKAGE LEAFLET: INFORMATION FOR THE USER LIPITOR ® 40MG FILM-COATED TABLETS (ATORVASTATIN) READ ALL OF THIS LEAFLET CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU START TAKING THIS MEDICINE. – 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. Do not pass it on to others. It may harm them, even if their symptoms are the same as yours. – If any of the side effects gets serious, or if you notice any side effects not listed in this leaflet, please tell your doctor or pharmacist. The name of your medicine is Lipitor 40mg Film-coated Tablets, referred to as Lipitor throughout this leaflet. IN THIS LEAFLET: 1. What Lipitor is and what it is used for 2. Before you take Lipitor 3. How to take Lipitor 4. Possible side effects 5. How to store Lipitor 6. Further 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. BEFORE YOU TAKE LIPITOR DO NOT TAKE LIPITOR – if you are hypersensitive (allergic) to Lipitor or to any similar medicines used to lower blood lipids or to any of the other ingredients of the medicine – see Section 6 for details. – if you have or hav Прочитајте комплетан документ
SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS 1 NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT Lipitor 40mg Film-coated Tablets 2 QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION Each film-coated tablet contains 40mg atorvastatin (as atorvastatin calcium trihydrate) Excipients: also includes lactose monohydrate. For a full list of excipients, see section 6.1. 3 PHARMACEUTICAL FORM Film-coated tablets _Product imported from Spain and Poland_: White, round tablets debossed '40' on one side and 'ATV' on the other side. 4 CLINICAL PARTICULARS 4.1 THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS Hypercholesterolaemia Lipitor is indicated as an adjunct to diet for reduction of elevated total cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol, apolipoprotein B, and triglycerides in patients 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. Lipitor is also indicated to reduce total-C and LDL-C in adults with homozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia as an adjunct to other lipid-lowering treatments (eg. LDL apheresis) or if such treatments are unavailable. Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease Prevention of cardiovascular events in 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 Lipitor and should continue on this diet during treatment with Lipitor. 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 should Прочитајте комплетан документ