Evarin 20 mg

Product Description:

Rosuvastatin film-coated tablets 20 mg

What is Rosuvastatin and what is it used for?

• Rosuvastatin is used to correct levels of fatty substances in the blood called lipids, the most common of which is cholesterol.
• There are different types of cholesterol in the blood - "bad" cholesterol and "good" cholesterol.
• Rosuvastatin can lower "bad" cholesterol and increase "good" cholesterol.
• It works by helping to prevent the body from producing "bad" cholesterol.

Do not take rosuvastatin:

• If you have ever had an allergic reaction to rosuvastatin, or any of its ingredients.
• If you are pregnant or breastfeeding.
• If you have liver disease.
• If you have serious kidney problems.
• If you experience recurring or unexplained muscle aches or pains.
• If you are taking a combination medicine of sofosbuvir/velpatasvir/voxilaprevir.
• If you are taking a medicine called ciclosporin (used for example after an organ transplant).

Warnings and Precautions:

• Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking rosuvastatin:
• If you have kidney problems.
• If you have liver problems.
• If you have recurring or unexplained muscle aches or pains, a personal or family history of muscle problems, or a previous history of muscle problems when taking other cholesterol-lowering medications.
• If you drink large amounts of alcohol on a regular basis.
• If your thyroid gland is not working properly.
• If you are taking other medicines called fibrates to lower your cholesterol.
• If you are taking medicines to treat HIV infection.
• If you are taking or have taken in the past 7 days a medicine called fusidic acid.
• If you are over 70 years old.
• If you have severe respiratory failure.
• If you are of Asian descent - i.e. Japanese, Chinese, Filipino, Vietnamese, Korean, Indian.

Possible side effects of rosuvastatin:

• These include headache, stomach pain, constipation, feeling sick, muscle pain, feeling weak, dizziness, diabetes, rash, itching or other skin reactions, and increased amount of protein in the urine - this usually goes back to normal on its own without the need to stop taking rosuvastatin tablets.