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Zostin Tablet 10mg 10pcs
Tablet. Generic Name: Simvastatin
Indications: Primary hypercholesterolemia (type IIa and IIb) in patients who have not responded adequately to diet and other appropriate measures. Coronary heart disease and elevated plasma cholesterol level.
✅ Description:
Dosage:Oral-
Cardiovascular risk reduction:
- Adult: High-risk patients (e.g. patients w/ DM or atherosclerotic CV disease): 20-40 mg once daily. Moderate-risk patients: 10 mg once daily.
Oral-
Hyperlipidaemias:
- Adult: Initially, 10-20 mg once daily. Patients w/ high CV risk or require a large reduction in cholesterol: Initially, 40 mg once daily. May adjust dose at intervals of at least 4 wk to max 80 mg once daily. All doses to be taken in the evening. Patients w/ homozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia: 40 mg once daily in the evening or 80 mg/day in 3 divided doses of 20 mg, 20 mg and an evening dose of 40 mg.
- Child: Heterozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia: 10-17 yr Initially, 10 mg once daily May increase at intervals of 4 wk to max 40 mg/day. All doses to be taken in the evening.
Side Effects:Simvastatin is generally well tolerated. Headache, fatigue, insomnia, gastrointestinal effects like nausea, constipation or diarrhoea, flatulence, dyspepsia, abdominal cramps and muscular effects like myalgia, myositis and myopathy have been reported. Rare cases of rhabdomyolysis with acute renal failure secondary to myoglobinuria have been associated with Simvastatin therapy. Hepatitis, pancreatitis, rash, Angio-oedema have also been reported. No potentially life threatening effects have been reported.
Store in a cool, dry place, Away from light keep out of reach of children.
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