Livazo 2mg 28 Tablets

Product Description:

• What Pitavastatin is and what it is used for Pitavastatin belongs to a group of medicines called ‘statins’. It is used to correct the levels of fat (lipid) in your blood.


• An imbalance of fats particularly cholesterol can sometimes lead to a heart attack or stroke.


• You have been given Pitavastatin because you have an imbalance of fats and changing your diet and making lifestyle changes have not been enough to correct this.


• You should continue with your cholesterol-lowering diet and lifestyle changes while you are taking Pitavastatin.

How to use:

• Swallow the tablet whole with a drink of water, with or without food. You can take it at any time of day. However, try to take your tablet at the same time every day. How much to take


• The usual starting dose is 1mg once a day. After a few weeks, your doctor may decide to increase your dose. The maximum dose is 4mg each day.


• If you have problems with your liver you should not take more than 2mg a day.


• If you take more Pitavastatin than you should If you take more Pitavastatin than you should, talk to a doctor or go to hospital straight away.


• Take the medicine pack with you.


• If you forget to take Pitavastatin Do not worry, just take your next dose at the correct time.


• Do not take a double dose to make up for the one you have missed.

Warnings and precautions:

 Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking Pitavastatin if:

• you have severe respiratory failure (severe breathing problems).


• you have ever had problems with your kidneys.


• you have previously had liver problems.


• you have ever had problems with your thyroid gland.


• you or any member of your family have a history of muscle problems.


• you have had a previous history of muscle problems when taking other cholesterol-lowering medicines (e.g. statins or fibrates).


• you drink excessive amounts of alcohol.


• you are taking or have taken in the last 7 days a medicine called fusidic acid, orally or by injection.


• The combination can lead to serious muscle problems.

Ingredients:

• Pitavastatin 2mg

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