Liptor 10 mg (Tablet)

Unit Price: ৳ 12.00 (3 x 10: ৳ 360.00)
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Medicine Details

Category Details
Generic Atorvastatin calcium
Company Acme laboratories ltd
Also available as
Liptor 20 mg tablet Liptor 40 mg tablet

Title

Liptor 10 mg Tablet

Categories

  • Medicine
  • Pharmaceutical

Description

Liptor 10 mg Tablet is an atorvastatin medication used as an adjunct to diet to reduce elevated total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, apolipoprotein B (Apo-B) and triglycerides levels.

Dimensions

  • Size: 10 mg

Color options

  • White

Functions

  • Lowers total cholesterol
  • Lowers LDL cholesterol
  • Reduces triglyceride levels
  • Enhances uptake and catabolism of LDL

Materials

  • Atorvastatin
  • HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor

Technical specifications

  • Absorption: Rapidly absorbed after oral administration
  • Bioavailability: Approximately 14%
  • Volume of distribution: Approximately 381 liters
  • Metabolism: Extensively metabolized to active metabolites

Design elements

  • Chemical structure: C<sub>33</sub>H<sub>35</sub>FN<sub>2</sub>O<sub>5</sub>
  • Chemical structure image: https://medex.com.bd/storage/res/g-res-92-atorvastatin-calcium-chemical-structure-vKDE8RIA4syu8MLTgdLW.svg

Usability features

  • Dosage administration:
    • Take by mouth once daily
    • Can be taken with or without food
  • Storage conditions: Keep in a dry place away from light and heat

Indications

  • Reducing total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol in familial hypercholesterolaemia
  • Treating patients with elevated serum triglyceride levels
  • Reducing the risk of cardiac ischaemic events
  • Lowering cholesterol levels associated with diabetes mellitus or renal transplantation

Interactions

  • Increased risk of myopathy with concurrent administration of certain drugs
  • Altered plasma concentrations when coadministered with antacid, colestipol, digoxin, erythromycin, oral contraceptives, or warfarin

Contraindications

  • Hypersensitivity to any component
  • Active liver disease
  • History of serious adverse reaction to prior HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors

Side effects

  • Constipation
  • Flatulence
  • Dyspepsia
  • Abdominal pain
  • Infection
  • Headache
  • Back pain
  • Rash
  • Asthenia
  • Arthralgia
  • Myalgia

Pregnancy lactation

  • Pregnancy:
    • Contraindicated during pregnancy
    • Safety not established in pregnant women
    • Maternal treatment may reduce fetal levels of mevalonate
  • Lactation:
    • Not known whether excreted in human milk
    • Contraindicated during breastfeeding

Precautions warnings

  • Liver function tests should be performed before initiation of treatment
  • Use with caution in patients with history of liver disease or alcohol consumption

Special populations

  • Geriatric: Plasma concentrations are higher in elderly subjects
  • Pediatric: Pharmacokinetic data not available
  • Gender: No clinically significant difference in LDL-C reduction between men and women
  • Renal insufficiency: No influence on plasma concentrations or LDL-C reduction
  • Overdose effects: No specific treatment available, monitor liver function and serum CK levels

Overdose effects

Specific treatment not available, monitor liver function and serum CK levels

Drug classes

  • Other anti-anginal & anti-ischaemic drugs
  • Statins

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