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Lunia 40/10 mg - 28 Tablets

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  • Brand: Lunia
  • Concentration: 40-10 mg
  • Product Form: Tablet
  • Product Type: Tablets
  • Quantity: 28 Tablets
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About Product

Ezetimibe and Simvastatin 10 mg/40 mg tablets

What Ezetimibe and simvastatin is used for:


  • This medicine works to reduce your cholesterol in two ways.

  • The active ingredient ezetimibe reduces the cholesterol absorbed in your digestive tract.

  • The active ingredient simvastatin belonging to the class of “statins” inhibits the production of the cholesterol your body makes by itself.


Do not use Ezetimibe and simvastatin:


  • you are allergic (hypersensitive) to ezetimibe, simvastatin, or any of the other ingredients of this medicine 

  • you currently have liver problems,

  • you are pregnant or breast-feeding,

  • you are taking medicine(s) with one or more than one of the following active ingredients:

  • itraconazole, ketoconazole, posaconazole, or voriconazole (used to treat fungal infections),

  • erythromycin, clarithromycin, or telithromycin (used to treat infections),

  • HIV protease inhibitors such as indinavir, nelfinavir, ritonavir, and saquinavir (HIV protease inhibitors are used to treat HIV infections),

  • boceprevir or telaprevir (used to treat hepatitis C virus infections),

  • nefazodone (used to treat depression),

  • cobicistat,

  • gemfibrozil (used to lower cholesterol),

  • ciclosporin (often used in organ transplant patients),

  • danazol (a man-made hormone used to treat endometriosis, a condition in which the lining of the uterus grows outside the uterus).

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


Warnings and precautions:


  • Tell your doctor:

  • about all your medical conditions including allergies,

  • if you drink large amounts of alcohol or have ever had liver disease. It may not be right for you,

  • if you are due to have an operation. You may need to stop taking tablets for a short time,

  • if you are Asian, because a different dose may be applicable to you.


Possible side effects:


  • Stop using the product and seek immediate medical attention if you develop throat tightness or swelling of the eyes, face, lips or tongue, feel faint, or have difficulty breathing.

  • Stop using the product if you develop hives or itching of the face or body. 


Other medicines and Ezetimibe and simvastatin:


  • Tell your doctor if you are taking, have recently taken or might take any other medicine(s) with any of the following active ingredients

  • If you need to take oral fusidic acid to treat a bacterial infection you will need to temporarily stop using this medicine

  • ciclosporin 

  • danazol 

  • medicines with an active ingredient like itraconazole, ketoconazole, fluconazole, posaconazole, or voriconazole (used to treat fungal infections)

  • fibrates with active ingredients like gemfibrozil and bezafibrate 

  • erythromycin, clarithromycin, or telithromycin 

  • HIV protease inhibitors such as indinavir, nelfinavir, ritonavir, and saquinavir 

  • Hepatitis C antiviral agents such as boceprevir, telaprevir, elbasvir, or grazoprevir 

  • nefazodone (used to treat depression)

  • medicines with the active ingredient cobicistat

  • amiodarone 

  • verapamil, diltiazem, or amlodipine 

  • lomitapide 

  • daptomycin

  • large amounts (1 gram or more each day) of niacin or nicotinic acid (also used to lower cholesterol)

  • colchicine


How to use Ezetimibe and simvastatin:


  • Adults: The dose is 1 tablet by mouth once a day.

  • Use in adolescents (10 to 17 years of age): The dose is 1 tablet by mouth once a day (a maximum dose of 10 mg/40 mg once daily must not be exceeded).

  • The 10 mg/80 mg dose is only recommended for adult patients with very high cholesterol levels and at high risk of heart disease problems who have not reached their cholesterol goal on lower doses.

  • Take in the evening. You can take it with or without food.


How to store Ezetimibe and simvastatin:


  • Keep this medicine out of the sight and reach of children.

  • Do not use this medicine after the expiry date which is stated on the carton or container after [EXP].

  • Do not store tablets above 30°C.

  • Store in the original package in order to protect from moisture and light.

Product Details:

  • Product Type: Tablets
  • Quantity: 28 Tablets
  • Brand: Lunia
  • Concentration: 40-10 mg
  • Product Form: Tablet
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