Pays: Malaisie
Langue: anglais
Source: NPRA (National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency, Bahagian Regulatori Farmasi Negara)
ROSUVASTATIN CALCIUM
SANOFI-AVENTIS (MALAYSIA) SDN. BHD.
ROSUVASTATIN CALCIUM
30tablet Tablets
Zentiva, k.s.
_CONSUMER MEDICATION INFORMATION LEAFLET (RIMUP)_ ROSUVASTATIN WINTHROP TABLET Rosuvastatin (10mg, 20mg) WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET 1. What Rosuvastatin Winthrop is used for 2. How Rosuvastatin Winthrop works 3. Before you use Rosuvastatin Winthrop 4. How to use Rosuvastatin Winthrop 5. While you are using it 6. Side effects 7. Storage and disposal of Rosuvastatin Winthrop 8. Product description 9. Manufacturer and Product Registration Holder 10. Date of revision WHAT ROSUVASTATIN WINTHROP IS USED FOR You have been prescribed Rosuvastatin Winthrop because either: You have a high cholesterol level. This means you are at risk of getting a heart attack or stroke. You have been advised to take a statin, because changing your diet and taking more exercise were not enough to correct your cholesterol levels. You should continue with your cholesterol- lowering diet and exercise while you are taking Rosuvastatin Winthrop. Or You have other factors that increase your risk of getting a heart attack, stroke or related health problems. Heart attack, stroke and other problems can be caused by a disease called atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis is due to build-up of fatty deposits in your arteries. HOW ROSUVASTATIN WINTHROP WORKS Rosuvastatin Winthrop belongs to a group of medicines called statins. There are different types of cholesterol found in the blood, including – ‘bad’ cholesterol (LDL-C) and ‘good’ cholesterol (HDL-C). Rosuvastatin Winthrop can reduce the ‘bad’ cholesterol and increase the ‘good’ cholesterol. It works by helping to block your body’s production of ‘bad’ cholesterol in the liver. It also improves your body’s ability to remove it from your blood. For most people, high cholesterol does not affect the way they feel because it does not produce any symptoms. However, if it is left untreated, fatty deposits can build up in the walls of your blood vessels causing them to narrow. Sometimes, these narrowed blood vessels can get blocked which can cut off the blood supply to the Lire le document complet