نبدا باذن الله موضوعنا وهو مخصص لطلبة كليات الصيدلة خصوصا اللى بيدرب او بيشتغل فى صيدلة ونعدكم بتوفير كل يوم على الاقل دواء جديد

نبدا مع LIPITOR® ------------------- ليبيتور
atorvastatin calcium --------------------- المادة الفعالة
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لتقليل نسبة الدهون فى الدم
يوجد فى اربعة تركيزات
10مجم : 40جنيه
و 20 مجم : 60 جنيه
و 40 مجم: 90 جنيه
و 80 مجم: 105جنيه
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Mechanism of action:
Inhibits HMG-CoA reductase. Reduces total LDL, cholesterol, serum triglyceride levels. There is little if any effect on serum HDL levels.
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Indications/dosage/route: Oral only.
• Hyperlipidemia
Ð Adults: Initial: 10 mg/d. Maintenance: 10–80 mg/d.
• Homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia
Ð Adults: 10–80 mg/d.
Adjustment of dosage
• Kidney disease: None.
• Liver disease: None.
• Elderly: None.
• Pediatric: Limited data available.
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Food: No restriction.
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Pregnancy: Category X—contraindicated.
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Lactation: Appears in breast milk. Contraindicated.
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Contraindications:
Hypersensitivity to statins, active liver disease or unexplained persistent elevations of serum transaminase, pregnancy, lactation.
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Warnings/precautions
• Use with caution in patients with the following conditions:
renal insufficiency, history of liver disease, alcohol abusers.
• Discontinue if drug-induced myopathy develops. This is characterized by myalgia, creatinine kinase levels >10x normal. 64 ATORVASTATIN
May cause acute renal failure from rhabdomyolysis. May occur more frequently when drug is combined with gemfibrozil or niacin.
• Discontinue drug if patient experiences severe trauma, surgery, or serious illness.
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Advice to patient
• Avoid alcohol.
• Use of OTC medications only with approval from treating physician.
• Exercise regularly, reduce fat and alcohol intake, and stop smoking.
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Adverse reactions
• Common: None.
• Serious: myopathy, rhabdomyolysis, neuropathy, cranial nerve abnormalities, hypersensitivity reactions, pancreatitis, hepatic injury including hepatic necrosis and cirrhosis, lens opacities.
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Clinically important drug interactions
• Drugs that increase effects/toxicity of HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors: gemfibrozil, clofibrate, erythromycin, cyclosporin, niacin, clarithromycin, itraconazole, protease inhibitors.
• HMG-CoAreductase inhibitors increase effects/toxicity of oral anticoagulants.
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Parameters to monitor
• Total cholesterol, LDL and HDL cholesterol, triglycerides.Values should be obtained prior to and periodically after treatment begins to ascertain drug efficacy.
• Serum BUN and creatinine.
• Monitor liver enzymes before beginning therapy, at 3, 6, and 12 months thereafter, and semiannually afterward.
• Signs and symptoms of myopathy: unexplained skeletal muscle pain, muscle tenderness or weakness particularly when accompanied by fever or fatigue. Check creatinine kinase levels. If these are markedly elevated or patient is symptomatic, discontinue drug.
• Discontinue drug if transaminase levels exceed three times
normal values. It may be advisable to take a liver biopsy if
transaminase elevation persists after drug is discontinued.
• Patient’s ophthalmic state should be evaluated once a year following
treatment. If lens opacity occurs, consider discontinuing
drug.
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Editorial comments: Current literature suggests that the most
effective reduction of total and LDL cholesterol occurs with a
combination of exercise, weight reduction, low-fat diet, and
lipid-lowering agents.