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What is Acinet, Acinet is a cardiovascular drug that is used in the treatment of total cholesterol reduction, blood betalipoprotein disorder... The use of Acinet drug requires the appointment of a specialist doctor to bring about effective results. best results.
1. Uses and ingredients of Acinet
Acinet medicine has the main ingredient is Atorvastatin calcium and other excipients as prescribed by the manufacturer. The drug is marketed in the form of tablets, film-coated boxes of 3 blisters x 10 tablets.
With the above ingredients and active ingredients, the drug is used in the treatment of the following conditions:
Atorvastatin is indicated to reduce total cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol, apolipoprotein B and triglycerides and to increase HDL-cholesterol in patients with primary hypercholesterolemia. Treatment of patients with betalipoproteinemia who have not responded adequately to diet. Atorvastatin is also indicated for the reduction of total cholesterol and LDL-cholesterol in patients with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia on diet. In addition, the drug is also used in the treatment of a number of other diseases as prescribed by a doctor or pharmacist.
2. Dosage of Acinet for each medical condition
According to the manufacturer's recommendations, the drug can be taken at any time of the day, regardless of the meal. Before using, the patient should discuss and share with the doctor about the drugs they are taking including supplements, prescription and non-prescription drugs, through which the doctor will advise on the appropriate dosage and ensure protect patient health.
Dosage of Acinet can be referred to as follows:
Hypercholesterolemia and mixed dyslipidemia: starting dose 10-20mg, 1 time/day. If the patient needs a significant reduction in LDL cholesterol, a dose of 40 mg can be started once a day. After initiation of treatment or after increasing the dose of atorvastatin, blood lipids should be assessed within 2 to 4 weeks and the dose adjusted accordingly. Homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia: 10-80mg/day. The dosage above is for reference only and is not correct for all patients. It is important that when taking the medicine you should follow exactly as prescribed to achieve the best results.
3. Interactions and contraindications when using
Drug interactions
Acinet can interact with some of the following drugs:
Anticoagulants, indandione in combination with atorvastatin will increase bleeding time or prothrombin time. Drugs Cyclosporine, erythromycin, gemfibrozil, immunosuppressants, niacin. Digoxin used in combination with atorvastatin causes a slight increase in serum digoxin concentrations. Contraindications
As recommended, Acinet is contraindicated for the following subjects:
Do not use for people who are sensitive to HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors. People who are allergic to any of the ingredients of the drug. Special caution for people with liver failure, kidney failure. Pregnant and lactating women should not take the drug. Because the ingredients in the drug Acinet can cause negative effects on the fetus and children. The reason is that the drug can be passed through breast milk and placenta. Therefore, patients need to pay special attention to the above issues before taking the drug.
4. Possible side effects when taking Acinet
According to the evaluation and research, Acinet drug is quite benign, however, there are still some subjects experiencing minor reactions during treatment such as: constipation, flatulence, indigestion, abdominal pain, nausea. , vomiting, headache, dizziness.... Most of these side effects are transient, do not seriously affect health as well as they will reduce and disappear after the end of the course of taking the drug. Therefore, the patient should not be too worried.
However, more carefully, you should still share with your doctor, pharmacist about the problems you are having, through which the doctor will advise and have appropriate indications.
Besides, to minimize the side effects, you should pay attention to the following:
Should take the drug at the same time of day to achieve the best results. Do not arbitrarily adjust the dose, increase the dose even if the disease has tended to be in remission. If the drug is not used enough, there is still a risk of relapse. During the treatment period, users should not use stimulants, alcoholic beverages because this will cause negative effects on health. In case the patient uses the drug exactly as prescribed, the condition of side effects occurring on the body is very rare.
5. What to do in case of overdose or missed dose?
In case if you accidentally forget a dose, the patient should make up for the dose after remembering, if it has been more than 2 hours, skip the missed dose and do not need to take a make up dose at a later time.
Drug overdose usually will not cause too negative effects on health. However, users should still closely monitor their health during this time when they notice unusual signs that need to be shared with their doctor for advice on appropriate treatment.
Note to minimize missed dose, overdose. If this happens regularly, it can affect and prolong the treatment time.
In short, Acinet is a heart disease medication that should only be used when prescribed by a doctor. During the time of taking the drug, if there are any problems, the patient can contact the doctor for in-depth advice.
