Uses of Atomed 20 Tablets

Atormed 20 Tablets belongs to the group of cardiovascular drugs that are often indicated to reduce blood lipids (lower blood fats). In order to use the drug to achieve good effectiveness and minimize side effects, patients need to understand the drug information provided below.

1. What is Atomed 20?

Atomed 20 Tablets is a pharmaceutical product manufactured by Medley Pharma., Ltd, India and imported into Vietnam.
Atormed 20 belongs to the group of cardiovascular drugs with the main active ingredient Atorvastatin (in the form of Atorvastatin calcium) with a strength of 20mg. It is used to treat hypolipidemia (lowering blood lipids). The drug is prepared in the form of film-coated tablets, packaged in a box of 3 blisters x 10 tablets.

2. Uses of Atomed Tablets 20

2.1. Effect of drug ingredients

Atorvastatin is a medicine that lowers cholesterol in the blood. The drug inhibits the production of cholesterol in the liver by inhibiting the enzyme HMG CoA reductase that produces cholesterol.
Drugs that lower total cholesterol and lower LDL cholesterol in the blood (considered the "bad" cholesterol that plays a major role in coronary heart disease). Lowering LDL cholesterol levels slows the progression and possibly reverses coronary heart disease.
Unlike other drugs in the cardiovascular drug class, atorvastatin can also reduce blood levels of triglycerides. High blood triglyceride levels are also associated with coronary heart disease.

2.2. Point

Atormed 20 Tablets is commonly used in the treatment of the following conditions:
Reduces total cholesterol and LDL-cholesterol, apolipoprotein B, triglycerides and increases HDL-cholesterol in patients with primary hypercholesterolemia. Patients with beta-lipoproteinemia who have not responded adequately to diet. Reduction of total cholesterol and LDL-cholesterol in patients with hypercholesterolemia unresponsive to hereditary diet.

2.3. Contraindications

Atormed 20 Tablets is not recommended to be used in some of the following cases:
Hypersensitivity to the ingredients or excipients contained in the drug or hypersensitivity to HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors. Patients with progressive liver disease or persistently elevated serum transaminases of unknown cause. Pregnant and lactating women.

3. Usage – Dosage

Atomed 20 drugs should be used strictly according to the prescription and prescription of the doctor. Below is the usage and dosage reference of the drug for users.

3.1. How to use

The drug is in the form of tablets that should be taken orally and the drug can be taken at any time of the day without having to be before or after meals.
Should take medicine with cooled boiled water or pure filtered water, should not take medicine with alcohol, beer, coffee, carbonated drinks, fruit juice, ... will reduce the effect of the drug.

3.2. Dosage

Hypercholesterolemia and mixed dyslipidemia: The starting dose is 10-20mg/time/day. Patients who need a significant reduction in LDL cholesterol (more than 45%) can start at 40 mg once daily and the therapeutic dose of the drug is about 10 - 80 mg once daily. After starting treatment or after increasing the dose, it is necessary to assess the blood lipid index in 2-4 weeks to have an appropriate dose adjustment. Homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia: 10 - 80 mg/day and should be combined with other lipid-lowering measures. Combination therapy: The drug can be used in combination with resin to increase the effectiveness of treatment. Note: This dose is for reference only, and the specific dose will be based on the course of the disease and the specific condition of the patient. Therefore, consult your doctor to get the right dose and take the medicine as prescribed and prescribed by your doctor.

4. Side effects

In general, Atomed 20 is well tolerated, so side effects are usually mild and transient.
Possible side effects when taking the drug such as: Indigestion, flatulence, diarrhea, abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, dizziness, headache.
These side effects will pass quickly, but if the side effects are prolonged and seriously affect your health and body, please notify your treating doctor or go to a medical facility for advice. and timely treatment.

5. Drug interactions

When atorvastatin is used in combination with anticoagulants, indandione may increase bleeding time or prothrombin time. Prothrombin time should be monitored in patients receiving concomitant anticoagulants. Co-administration of atorvastatin with cyclosporine, gemfibrozil, erythromycin, immunosuppressants, niacin increases the risk of myopathy. Digoxin when used in combination with atorvastatin causes a slight increase in serum digoxin concentrations. In order to avoid drug interactions that affect the effectiveness of Atormed 20 Tablets and other medicines you are taking, you should inform your doctor about all the medicines you are taking, including medicines to treat diseases or functional foods. power.

6. Notes and cautions

When prescribed to use Atormed 20, users need to be careful and pay attention to the following problems:
The drug must be used according to the indications and prescriptions of a specialist. Do not arbitrarily adjust the dose of the drug, stop the drug or stop the course of treatment without the doctor's instructions. Prior to treatment with atorvastatin, secondary causes of dyslipidemia should be excluded and lipid indices should be measured periodically. Dose reduction or discontinuation of HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors is necessary if creatine kinase is elevated, serum liver enzymes are increased to 3 times the upper limit of normal, or myositis is present. The drug should be used with caution in patients with liver dysfunction, patients with heavy alcohol consumption. Before taking the drug, the patient should have a reasonable diet and should maintain it throughout the course of use with the drug.

7. Missed dose, overdose

Missed dose: Take as soon as you remember and can take it within 1-2 hours of the prescribed time. If it is almost time for the next dose, skip the missed dose and take the next dose at the prescribed time. Do not take a double dose to make up for the dose to avoid increasing the side effects of the drug.
Overdose: If there are abnormal signs of overdose, it is necessary to notify the doctor for specific advice on how to handle. In case of danger, the patient should be taken to a medical facility for emergency treatment and timely treatment.

8. Preservation of drugs

The medicine should be stored in a cool dry place with a temperature below 30 degrees Celsius and protected from moisture and sunlight. Keep the medicine out of the reach of small children so that children do not play and take the wrong medicine that affects their health.
For disposing of unused medicine, consult your doctor or local waste disposal company for advice on how to safely dispose of the medicine. Do not dispose of the medicine in the toilet or flush it under the household tap.
Hopefully, with all the information about Atormed 20 Tablets provided in this article, it has helped everyone to understand the drug information. To then use the drug safely and effectively according to the instructions of a professional doctor.

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