Therapeutic Indications

• The Product is recommended for use to treat the following:
• It 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

Usage Directions

• Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your Doctor. Swallow it as a whole with water; do not crush, break or chew it.

Precautions & Warnings

• Please consult your doctor before consuming this medicine, in case of:
• Have severe respiratory failure
• Are allergic to Atorvastatin or any other ingredients to this medicine
• Are older than 70 years
• Have or have ever had a disease which affects the liver/kidney problems
• Regularly drink a large amount of alcohol
• Have had any unexplained abnormal blood tests for liver function
• Have had repeated or unexplained muscle aches or pains, a personal history or family history of muscle problems
• Are a woman able to have children and not using reliable contraception
• Have an under-active thyroid gland (hypothyroidism)
• Have had a previous stroke with bleeding into the brain, or have small pockets of fluid in the brain from previous strokes

Indicated Side Effects

• Unexpected or unusual bleeding or bruising
• Serious allergic reaction which causes swelling of face, tongue and throat that can cause great difficulty in breathing
• Muscle weakness, tenderness or pain
• Serious illness with severe peeling and swelling of the skin, blistering of the skin, mouth, eyes, genitals and fever
• Skin rash with pink-red blotches especially on palms of hands or soles of feet which may blister
• Blood test results that show your liver function can become abnormal
• Inflammation of the nasal passages, pain in the throat, nose bleed
• Joint or neck or muscle or back pain
• Increases in blood sugar levels (if you have diabetes continue careful monitoring of your blood sugar levels), increase in blood creatine kinase
• Headache, nausea, constipation, wind, indigestion, diarrhoea
• Urine tests that are positive for white blood cells
• Anorexia (loss of appetite), weight gain, decreases in blood sugar levels
• Fatigue, weakness, chest pain, swelling especially in the ankles (oedema), raised temperature
• Having nightmares, insomnia
• Rash, skin rash and itching, hives, hair loss
• Dizziness, numbness or tingling in the fingers and toes, reductions of sensation to pain or touch, change in sense of taste, loss of memory
• Hepatitis (liver inflammation)
• Blurred vision
• Vomiting, belching, abdominal pain upper and lower, pancreatitis (inflammation of the pancreas leading to stomach pain)
• Ringing in the ears and/or head
• Tendon injury
• Visual disturbance
• Cholestasis (yellowing of the skin and whites of the eyes)
• Gynaecomastia (breast enlargement in men)
• Hearing loss

Interactions

• Please inform your doctor if you have recently consumed or are consuming any of the below mention medicine:
• Oral fusidic acid to treat a bacterial infection
• Medicines used to alter the way your immune system works, e.g. ciclosporin
• Certain antibiotics or antifungal medicines e.g. erythromycin, clarithromycin
• Boceprevir (for treatment of liver disease as hepatitis c)
• Other medicines to regulate lipid levels, e.g. gemfibrozil, other fibrates, colestipol
• Antacids (indigestion products containing aluminium or magnesium)
• Some calcium channel blockers used for angina or high blood pressure
• Colchicines (used to treat gout)
• Medicines used in the treatment of HIV e.g. ritonavir, lopinavir
• Phenazone (a painkiller)
• Some medicines used in the treatment of hepatitis c e.g. telaprevir
• Cimetidine (used for heartburn and peptic ulcers)
• Other medicines known to interact with atorvastatin include ezetimibe (which lowers cholesterol)
• Stiripentol (an anti-convulsant for epilepsy)
• Warfarin (which reduces blood clotting)
• Oral contraceptives

Storage Condition

• Store in a cool and dry place away from sunlight or as mentioned on Product/Label.

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