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Lugha: Kiingereza
Chanzo: MHRA (Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency)
Simvastatin
Milpharm Ltd
C10AA01
Simvastatin
80mg
Oral tablet
Oral
No Controlled Drug Status
Valid as a prescribable product
BNF: 02120000; GTIN: 8901175038817
PACKAGE LEAFLET: INFORMATION FOR THE USER (Simvastatin) SIMVASTATIN 10 MG FILM-COATED TABLETS SIMVASTATIN 20 MG FILM-COATED TABLETS SIMVASTATIN 40 MG FILM-COATED TABLETS SIMVASTATIN 80 MG FILM-COATED TABLETS Black 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. WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET: 1. What Simvastatin is and what it is used for 2. What you need to know before you take Simvastatin 3. How to take Simvastatin 4. Possible side effects 5. How to store Simvastatin 6. Contents of the pack and other information 1. WHAT SIMVASTATIN IS AND WHAT IT IS USED FOR Simvastatin is a medicine used to lower levels of total cholesterol, “bad” cholesterol (LDL cholesterol) and fatty substances called triglycerides in the blood. In addition this medicine raises levels of “good” cholesterol (HDL cholesterol). This medicine is member of the class of drugs called statins. Cholesterol is one of several fatty substances found in the bloodstream. Your total cholesterol is made up mainly of LDL and HDL cholesterol. LDL cholesterol is often called “bad” cholesterol because it can build up in the walls of your arteries forming plaque. Eventually this plaque build-up can lead to a narrowing of the arteries. This narrowing can slow or block blood flow to vital organs such as the heart and brain. This blocking of blood flow can result in a heart attack or stroke. HDL cholesterol is often called “good” cholesterol because it helps keep the bad cholesterol from building up in the arteries and protects against heart disease. Triglyceri Soma hati kamili
SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS 1 NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT Simvastatin 80mg film-coated tablets 2 QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION Each film-coated tablet contains 80 mg of simvastatin. Excipients with known effect Each film-coated tablets contains 533.7 mg lactose (as monohydrate). For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1. 3 PHARMACEUTICAL FORM Film-coated tablet. Light green coated, oval, scored, convex tablet coded “SIM 80” on one side. The tablet can be divided into equal doses. 4 CLINICAL PARTICULARS 4.1 THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS _Hypercholesterolaemia _ Treatment of primary hypercholesterolaemia or mixed dyslipidaemia, as an adjunct to diet, when response to diet and other non-pharmacological treatments (e.g. exercise, weight reduction) is inadequate. Treatment of homozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia as an adjunct to diet and other lipid-lowering treatments (e.g. LDL apheresis) or if such treatments are not appropriate. _Cardiovascular prevention _ Reduction of cardiovascular mortality and morbidity in patients with manifest atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease or diabetes mellitus, with either normal or increased cholesterol levels, as an adjunct to correction of other risk factors and other cardioprotective therapy (see section 5.1). 4.2 POSOLOGY AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION Posology The dose range is 5-80 mg/day of simvastatin given orally as a single dose in the evening. Adjustments of dose, if required, should be made at intervals of not less than 4 weeks, to a maximum of 80 mg/day given as a single dose in the evening. The 80 mg dose is only recommended in patients with severe hypercholesterolaemia and at high risk for cardiovascular complications, who have not achieved their treatment goals on lower doses and when the benefits are expected to outweigh the potential risks (see sections 4.4 and 5.1). _Hypercholesterolaemia _ _ _ The patient should be placed on a standard cholesterol-lowering diet, and should continue on this diet during treatment with simvastatin. The u Soma hati kamili