Description
Composition
Each film – coated tablet contains:
- Atorvastatin calcium 10 mg
Dosage & Administration
- The patient should be placed on a standard cholesterol –
lowering diet before receiving ATORVPC 10 and should continue
on this diet during treatment with ATORVPC 10. The dose should be
individualized according to baseline LDL-cholesterol levels,
the goal of therapy, and patient response. The usual starting dose
is 10mg once a day. Adjustment of dose should be made at intervals
of 4 weeks or more. The maximum dose is 80mg once a day. - +Primary hypercholesterolaemia and combined (mixed) hyperlipidaemia:
The majority of patients are controlled with ATORVPC 10 once a day.
A therapeutic response is evident within 2 weeks, and the maximum
therapeutic response is usually achieved within 4 weeks.
The response is maintained during chronic therapy. - +Heterozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia: Patients should be
started with ATORVPC 10mg daily. Doses should be individualized
and adjusted every 4 weeks to 40mg daily. Thereafter, either
the dose may be increased to a maximum of 80mg daily or a bile acid
sequestrant may be combined with 40mg atorvastatin once daily. - +Homozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia : The dose of atorvastatin
in patients with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia is 10 to 80 mg daily.
Atorvastatin should be used as an adjunct to other lipid-lowering treatments
in these patients or if such treatments are unavailable. Or as directed by a Physician.
Presentation
- Blisters : Box of 3 blisters x 10 film-coated tablets
Manufactured By
- Cuu Long Pharmaceutical Joint-Stock Corporation
