Tiginor 40 mg (Tablet)

Unit Price: ৳ 27.50 (2 x 10: ৳ 550.00)
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Medicine Details

Product Title

  • Tiginor 40 mg Tablet

Categories

  • Medicine
  • Pharmacology
  • Cholesterol Lowering
  • Cardiovascular Health

Description

  • Adjunct to diet to reduce cholesterol levels
  • Selective inhibitor of HMG-CoA reductase
  • Rapidly absorbed after oral administration
  • Extensively metabolized to active derivatives
  • Eliminated primarily in bile
  • Generally well-tolerated
  • Contraindicated during pregnancy and lactation
  • Requires liver function tests before treatment

Dosage & Administration

  • Usually 10 mg once daily for adults
  • Initial dose for children (10-18 years) is 10 mg once daily
  • Maximum dose of 80 mg once daily

Indications

  • Reduction of total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol
  • Treatment of hypercholesterolaemia and hypertriglyceridaemia
  • Prevention of cardiovascular events

Mode of Action

  • Inhibitor of HMG-CoA reductase
  • Lowers plasma cholesterol and lipoprotein levels

Interaction

  • Increased risk of myopathy with concurrent administration of certain drugs
  • Effects on plasma concentrations when coadministered with other medications

Contraindications

  • Hypersensitivity to any component of the medication
  • Active liver disease or unexplained persistent elevations of serum transaminases
  • History of serious adverse reaction to prior administration of HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors

Side Effects

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

Pregnancy & Lactation

  • Contraindicated during pregnancy and lactation
  • Not established for safety in pregnant women
  • Potential toxicity to reproduction
  • Potential excretion in human milk

Precautions & Warnings

  • Liver function tests before initiation and periodically thereafter
  • Discontinue in cases of markedly elevated CPK levels or myopathy

Use in Special Populations

  • Higher plasma concentrations in elderly subjects
  • No clinically significant difference in LDL-C reduction between men and women
  • No influence on plasma concentrations in renal disease

Overdose Effects

  • Specific treatment not available
  • Symptomatic treatment and supportive measures
  • Liver function tests and serum CK monitoring

Therapeutic Class

  • Other Anti-anginal & Anti-ischaemic drugs, Statins

Storage Conditions

  • Keep in a dry place away from light and heat
  • Keep out of the reach of children

Chemical Structure

  • Molecular Formula: C33H35FN2O5

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