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Insuact medicine 10mg has the main ingredient is Atorvastatin. Insuact 10 has the effect of reducing cholesterol and triglycerides in the blood in patients with primary hypercholesterolemia and mixed dyslipidemia.
1. What disease does Insuact 10 treat?
Insuact 10 belongs to the group of drugs to treat dyslipidemia, with the main ingredient being Atorvastatin 10mg. Atorvastatin has cholesterol-lowering effects and inhibits cholesterol-producing enzymes in the liver. Atorvastatin lowers total cholesterol including LDL cholesterol, blood triglycerides.
Insuact 10mg drug is made in the form of film-coated tablets, indicated for use in the following cases:
Supportive treatment of primary hypercholesterolemia and mixed dyslipidemia in patients on a diet diet to reduce total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, apolipoprotein B, triglycerides and increase HDL cholesterol. Insuact 10 is also used to treat primary betalipoproteinemia. Adjuvant treatment of homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia in patients receiving other lipid-lowering measures to reduce total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol.
2. Dosage and how to use Insuact 10
How to use Insuact 10: The drug is taken orally, taken on an empty stomach or full, can be taken at any time of the day.
Dosage of Insuact 10mg starting at 10mg/time/day, maximum is 80mg/time/day. Dosage of Insuact 10 depends on the specific treatment purposes as follows:
Primary hypercholesterolemia and combined dyslipidemia: 10mg/time/day, after 2-4 weeks the effectiveness of the drug will be seen. The drug needs to be used for a long time to be effective. Homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia: The usual dose is Insuact 10mg / time / day and the maximum is 80mg / time / day. Severe dyslipidemia in children aged 10-17 years: 10mg/time/day, then increased to 20mg/time/day depending on location, disease progression and patient's drug tolerance. The minimum dose adjustment period is 4 weeks.
3. Side effects of Insuact 10mg
Insuact 10 may cause some unwanted side effects with the following frequency:
Common: Rhinitis - pharyngitis, allergic reactions, hyperglycemia, headache, laryngeal pain, nosebleeds, muscle pain, muscle spasms, joint pain, joint swelling, pain in the extremities, back pain, abnormal liver tests, increased blood creatine kinase, nausea, indigestion, flatulence, constipation, diarrhea. Uncommon: Insuact 10 is less likely to cause hypoglycemia, weight gain, anorexia, insomnia, nightmares, dizziness, paresthesias, memory loss, decreased sensation, taste disturbances, vomiting, abdominal pain, belching, pancreatitis, hepatitis, urticaria, rash, pruritus, alopecia, neck pain, muscle fatigue, fatigue, asthenia, chest pain, peripheral edema, fever, appearance of white blood cells in the urine, blurred vision, Tinnitus. Rare: Insuact 10 rarely causes thrombocytopenia, peripheral neuropathy, dizziness, cholestasis, neuroedema, erythema, toxic skin necrosis syndrome, Stevens-Johnson syndrome, myopathy, myositis, rhabdomyolysis, tendon disease, sometimes more severe tendon rupture. Very rare: Insuact 10 very rarely causes anaphylaxis, hearing loss, liver failure, gynecomastia in men. Frequency unknown: Intermediate autoimmune muscle necrosis.
4. Some notes when taking Insuact 10mg
Do not use Insuact with people with hypersensitivity to the ingredients of the drug, people with active liver disease or persistent idiopathic elevation of serum transaminases, women who are pregnant or nursing, women who are planning to become pregnant. pregnant. Insuact 10mg is only used in patients at high risk of atherosclerosis due to hypercholesterolemia and must be combined with a diet low in saturated fat, low in cholesterol and patients who are applying treatment measures. Do not take other drugs. Before treatment with Insuact 10, patients should be excluded secondary causes of high cholesterol including hypothyroidism, uncontrolled diabetes, nephrotic syndrome, alcoholism, obstructive liver disease, protein disorders in the blood, .... In addition, the patient also needs to be checked and measured blood lipid levels. Before treatment with Insuact 10mg, it is necessary to check liver function and during the course of taking the drug, patients need to monitor and check liver function regularly. People with a history of alcoholic liver disease or alcoholism should use caution when using Insuact 10. Before taking the drug, patients should be warned about the risk of muscle problems such as muscle tension, muscle pain, muscle weakness. Insuact 10mg drug may interact with drugs: Increased risk of muscle damage (especially skeletal muscle) when used concomitantly with drugs for hepatitis C and HIV, other fibrates lowering blood cholesterol, immunosuppressive drugs; increased bleeding time or prothrombin time when used in combination with anticoagulants, indandione; slight increase in serum digoxin concentration when used in combination with digoxin. Insuact 10mg drug is used to treat primary hypercholesterolemia and mixed dyslipidemia, primary blood betalipoprotein disorder and homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia.
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