Crevast Fc Tabs 5mg 30 Pcs

Product Description:

• Crevast belongs to a group of medicines called statins. You have been prescribed
• Crevast because:
• You have a high cholesterol level. This means you are at risk from a heart attack or stroke.
• You have been advised to take a statin, because changing your diet and taking
• More exercise was not enough to correct your cholesterol levels.
• You should continue with your cholesterol-lowering diet and exercise while you are taking Crevast Or
• You have other factors that increase your risk of having 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 a buildup of fatty deposits in your arteries.

How To Use:

• Always take this medicine exactly as your doctor has told you.
• Check with your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure.

Recommended dose in adults:

If you are taking Crevast for high cholesterol:

Starting dose:

• Your treatment with Crevast must start with the 5 mg or the 10 mg dose, even if you have taken a higher dose of a different statin before.

 The choice of your start dose will depend upon:

• Your cholesterol level.
• The level of risk you have of experiencing a heart attack or stroke.
• Whether you have a factor that may make you more sensitive to possible side effects.
• Please check with your doctor or pharmacist which start dose of Crevast will best suit you.
• Your doctor may decide to give you the lowest dose (5 mg) if:
• You are of Asian origin (Japanese, Chinese, Filipino, Vietnamese, Korean and Indian).
• You are over 70 years of age.
• You have moderate kidney problems.
• You are at risk of muscle aches and pains (myopathy).
• Increasing the dose and maximum daily dose Your doctor may decide to increase your dose.
• This is so that you are taking the amount of Crevast that is right for you.
• If you started with a 5 mg dose, your doctor may decide to double this to 10 mg then 20 mg and then 40 mg if necessary.
• If you started on 10 mg,your doctor may decide to double this to 20 mg and then 40 mg if necessary. There will be a gap of four weeks between every dose adjustment.

• The maximum daily dose of :Crevast is 40 mg.
• It is only for patients with high cholesterol.
• levels and a high risk of heart attacks or stroke whose cholesterol levels are not lowered enough with 20 mg.
• If you are taking Crevast to reduce your risk of having a heart attack, stroke or related health problems:
• The recommended dose: is 20 mg daily.
• However, your doctor may decide to use a lower dose if you have any of the factors mentioned above.

Usual dose in children and adolescents aged 10-17 years.

• The usual start dose is 5 mg. Your doctor may increase your dose to find the right amount of Crevast for you.
• The maximum daily dose of: Crevast is 20 mg.
• Take your dose once a day.
• Crevast 40 mg tablet should not be used by children.
• Taking your tablets Swallow each tablet whole with a drink of water.
• Take Crevast once daily.
• You can take it at any time of the day.
• Try to take your tablet at the same time every day to help you to remember it.
• Regular cholesterol checks
• It is important to go back to your doctor for regular cholesterol checks, to make sure your cholesterol has reached and is staying at the correct level.
• Your doctor may decide to increase your dose so that you are taking the amount of Crevast that is right for you.
• If you take more Crevast than you should Contact your doctor or nearest hospital for advice.
• If you go into hospital or receive treatment for another condition, tell the medical staff that you’re taking Crevast.
• If you forget to take Crevast Do not worry, just take your next scheduled dose at the correct time.
• Do not take a double.
• Dose to make up for a forgotten tablet.

If you stop taking Crevast:

• Talk to your doctor if you want to stop taking Crevast.
• Your cholesterol levels might increase again if you stop taking Crevast.
• If you have any further questions on the use of this medicine, ask your doctor or pharmacist.

Caution & Warnings:

Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking Crevast.

• If you have problems with your kidneys.
• If you have problems with your liver.
• If you have had repeated 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 medicines.

Tell your doctor immediately if you have unexplained:

• muscle aches or pains especially if you feel unwell or have a fever.
• If you regularly drink large amounts of alcohol.
• If your thyroid gland is not working properly.
• If you take other medicines called fibrates to lower your cholesterol.
• Please read this
• leaflet carefully, even if you have taken other medicines for high cholesterol before.
• If you take medicines used to fight the HIV infection e.g., lopinavir/ritonavir, please see
• Other medicines and Crevast.

If the patient is under 10 years old:

• Crevast should not be given to children younger than 10 years.
• If the patient is below 18 years of age: The Crevast 40 mg tablet is not suitable for use
• in children and adolescents below 18 years of age.
• If you are over 70 (as your doctor needs to choose the right start dose of Crevast to suit you).
• If you are of Asian origin – that is Japanese, Chinese, Filipino, Vietnamese, Korean and
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 Your doctor needs to choose the right start dose of Crevast to suit you.

If any of the above applies to you (or if you are not sure):

• Do not take Crevast 40 mg (the highest dose) and check with your doctor or
• Pharmacist before you actually start taking any dose of Crevast.
• In a small number of people, statins can affect the liver.
• This is identified by a simple test which looks for increased levels of liver enzymes in the blood.
• For this reason,your doctor will usually carry out this blood test (liver function test) before and during treatment with Crevast.
• While you are on this medicine your doctor will monitor you closely if you have diabetes Or are at risk of developing diabetes.
• You are likely to be at risk of developing diabetes
• If you have high levels of sugars and fats in your blood, are overweight and have high blood pressure.

Ingredients:

• The active substance in Crevast is rosuvastatin.
• Crevast film-coated tablets contain
• Rosuvastatin calcium equivalent to 5 mg, 10 mg, 20 mg or 40 mg of rosuvastatin.

The other ingredients are:

Tablet core:

• Microcrystalline cellulose, crospovidone type A, calcium hydrogen Phosphate dihydrate, lactose monohydrate, magnesium stearat.

Tablet coat:

• Hypromellose, titanium dioxide (E171), lactose monohydrate, macrogol 3350, triacetin.