Atozet 10 mg/20 mg 30 tablets:
- This medicine contains the active ingredients ezetimibe and atorvastatin.
- This medication is used to lower levels of total cholesterol, "bad" cholesterol (LDL cholesterol), and fatty substances called triglycerides in the blood.
- In addition, ezetimibe and atorvastatin raise levels of "good" cholesterol (HDL cholesterol).
- Ezetimibe, atorvastatin works to lower cholesterol in two ways.
- The active ingredient ezetimibe reduces the absorption of cholesterol in the gastrointestinal tract.
- The active ingredient atorvastatin, which belongs to the "statin" class, blocks the production of cholesterol that your body makes itself.
- Cholesterol is one of many fatty substances found in the bloodstream.
- Total cholesterol consists mainly of LDL and HDL cholesterol.
- LDL cholesterol is called “bad” cholesterol because it can build up in the walls of your arteries, forming plaque.
- The buildup of these plaques can eventually lead to narrowing of the arteries.
- This narrowing can slow or block blood flow to vital organs such as the heart and brain.
- Blocking blood flow can lead to a heart attack or stroke.
- High-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol is often called "good" cholesterol because it helps prevent bad cholesterol from accumulating in the arteries and protects against heart disease.
- Triglycerides are another form of blood fat that may increase the risk of heart disease.
- Ezetimibe, atorvastatin is used for patients who cannot control their cholesterol levels by diet alone.
- You must adhere to a cholesterol-lowering diet while taking this medication.
- Ezetimibe, atorvastatin is used in addition to your diet to lower cholesterol if you have:
- High blood cholesterol level (primary hypercholesterolemia[متغاير الزيجوت عائلي وغير عائلي]) or high blood fat levels (mixed hyperlipidemia):
- It is not well controlled with statins alone,
- In which statins and ezetimibe were used as separate tablets.
- A hereditary disease (homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia) that increases the level of cholesterol in the blood.
- You may also receive other treatments.
- Heart disease, ezetimibe, atorvastatin reduces the risk of heart attack, stroke, surgery to increase blood flow in the heart, or hospitalization for chest pain.
- Ezetimibe, atorvastatin does not help you lose weight.
How to Use Ezetimibe Atorvastatin:
- Always take this medicine exactly as your doctor or pharmacist tells you.
- Consult your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure.
- Before you start taking ezetimibe, atorvastatin, you should follow a diet to lower your cholesterol.
- You should maintain this cholesterol-lowering diet while taking ezetimibe, atorvastatin.
- Adults: Dosage: One Ezitimibe tablet, atorvastatin orally once a day.
- Use in adolescents (ages 10 to 17 years): The dose is one ezetimibe-atorvastatin tablet taken orally once daily (maximum dose should not exceed 10 mg/40 mg once daily).
- The ezetimibe, atorvastatin 10 mg/80 mg dose is recommended only for adult patients with very high cholesterol levels who are at risk for heart disease and who have not reached their cholesterol goal with lower doses.
- Take ezetimibe, atorvastatin in the evening.
- You can take it with or without food.
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Tell Your doctor if I was:
- You are allergic (hypersensitive) to ezetimibe, atorvastatin, or any of the other ingredients of this medication
- You currently have liver problems,
- you are pregnant or breastfeeding,
Caveats And precautions:
He should that Tell Your doctor With what The following:
- About all your medical conditions including allergies,
- If you drink large amounts of alcohol or have suffered in the past from liver disease.
- If you are going to have surgery.
- If you are Asian, a different dosage may apply to you.
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Tell The doctor or chemist if I was It deals with Anyway Which The following:
- If you need to take fusidic acid by mouth to treat a bacterial infection, you will need to stop using this medication temporarily.
- Your doctor will tell you when it is safe to restart ezetimibe, atorvastatin.
- Taking this medication with fusidic acid may rarely cause muscle weakness, tenderness, or pain (rhabdomyolysis).
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- danazol (a man-made hormone used to treat endometriosis, a condition in which the uterine lining grows outside the uterus),
- Medicines containing active ingredients such as itraconazole, ketoconazole, fluconazole, posaconazole, or voriconazole (to treat fungal infections).
- Fiber with active ingredients such as gemfibrozil and bezafibrate (used to lower cholesterol),
- Erythromycin, clarithromycin, or telithromycin (used to treat bacterial infections).
- HIV protease inhibitors such as indinavir, nelfinavir, ritonavir, and saquinavir (used to treat AIDS).
- Hepatitis C antidepressants such as boceprevir, telaprevir, elbasvir, or grazoprevir (used to treat hepatitis C virus infection).
- Nefazodone (used to treat depression).
- Medicines containing the active ingredient cbicistat,
- Amiodarone (used to treat irregular heartbeats).
- Verapamil, diltiazem, or amlodipine (used to treat high blood pressure, chest pain associated with heart disease, or other heart conditions).
- lomitapide (used to treat a serious and rare hereditary cholesterol condition),
- Daptomycin (a medicine used to treat complex skin and structure infections and bacteremia).
- Muscle side effects are likely to be higher when this medication is taken during treatment with atorvastatin.
- Large amounts (1 gram or more each day) of niacin or nicotinic acid (also used to lower cholesterol),
- Colchicine (used to treat gout).
- In addition to the medicines listed above, tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking or have recently taken any other medicines, including medicines obtained without a prescription.
- In particular, tell your doctor if you are taking any of the following:
- medicines containing an active ingredient to prevent blood clots, such as warfarin, fluindione, phenprocoumon or acenocoumarol (anticoagulants),
- cholestyramine (also used to lower cholesterol), because it affects the way ezetimibe, atorvastatin,
- fenofibrate (also used to lower cholesterol),
- Rifampicin (used to treat tuberculosis).
- Ticagrelor (an antiplatelet drug).
Archaeology Lateral potential:
- Stop using the product and seek immediate medical attention if.
- Difficulty breathing or swallowing, swelling of the face, lips, throat or tongue, skin rash.
- Unexplained muscle pain, tenderness, or weakness.