Crestor 5mg Tablet
Crestor 5mg Tablet 30s belongs to the class of medicines known as statins, which reduces bad cholesterol (low-density lipoprotein-LDL) and glyceride level, thereby reducing the risk of heart attack and stroke in the future. There are two types of cholesterol found in our body, good cholesterol (high-density lipoprotein) and bad cholesterol (low-density lipoprotein). Good cholesterol is good for our heart and helps reduce the bad cholesterol in our body. On the other hand, excess bad cholesterol (LDL) leads to the risk of heart diseases like heart attack and stroke. High cholesterol, known as hyperlipidemia or dyslipidemia, occurs when there is an excess of the unhealthy balance of cholesterol in the blood. When there is a high cholesterol level in the blood, your arteries get narrowed and clogged, finally contributing to heart diseases like stroke and heart attack. Eating high-fat or high-cholesterol-containing food/drinks and genetic factors are the primary causes of high cholesterol.
Crestor 5mg Tablet 30s works by blocking liver enzymes, causing the liver to make less cholesterol. So, Crestor 5mg Tablet 30s increases the uptake and breakdown by the liver of cholesterol already in the blood. Thus, Crestor 5mg Tablet 30s lowers the levels of lipids known as cholesterol and triglycerides in the blood when lifestyle changes (like a low-fat diet) on their own have failed. Crestor 5mg Tablet 30s reduces the ‘bad’ cholesterol and increases the ‘good’ cholesterol by blocking our body’s production of ‘bad’ cholesterol. It also improves your body’s ability to remove it from your blood.
You can take Crestor 5mg Tablet 30s with food or without food. It should be swallowed whole with a glass of water. Do not chew, bite, or break it. Your doctor will advise you on how often you take your tablets based on your medical condition. You may sometimes experience myalgia (muscle pain), asthenia (lack of energy), nausea, headache, abdominal pain, muscle pain, weakness, and daytime drowsiness. Most of these side effects of Crestor 5mg Tablet 30s do not require medical attention and gradually resolve over time. However, if the side effects are persistent, reach out to your doctor. It is important to have your lipid profile checked regularly.
This medicine is only one part of a treatment program that should include a healthy low-fat diet, regular exercise, smoking cessation, moderation of alcohol intake and weight reduction. You can normally eat while taking this medicine but avoid high-fat foods. Before starting the dose of Crestor 5mg Tablet 30s, tell your doctor if you have kidney problems, are pregnant or breastfeeding, diabetes, severe lung disease, or musculoskeletal disorder (like myopathy and rhabdomyolysis). You should avoid taking Crestor 5mg Tablet 30s with immune system affecting medicine (cyclosporine) or anti-HIV medicines (lopinavir, ritonavir, or atazanavir) as it might have a serious effect.
Uses of Crestor 5mg Tablet 30s
Hyperlipidemia (high cholesterol), Prevention of heart attack, Prevention of stroke.
Medicinal Benefits
Crestor 5mg Tablet 30s lowers the risk of cardiovascular disease and coronary events like heart attack, stroke, and heart-related chest pain (angina). Crestor 5mg Tablet 30s is beneficial in patients who are at high risk of these events. It is also prescribed in the children (aged eight years or more) suffering from familial hypercholesterolemia (a genetic disease resulting in high cholesterol) along with lipid-lowering pills and other dietary measures. Crestor 5mg Tablet 30s plays a vital role in slowing atherosclerosis progress (blocked artery walls of heart due to fat/lipid deposition leading to heart attack and stroke) in adult patients.
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Side Effects of Crestor 5mg Tablet 30s
- Myalgia (muscle pain)
- Asthenia (lack of energy)
- Nausea
- Headache
- Abdominal pain
- Muscle pain
- Weakness
- Daytime drowsiness
In-Depth Precautions and Warning
Drug Warnings
A prolonged intake of Crestor 5mg Tablet 30s may cause muscular disorders like myopathy and rhabdomyolysis with kidney damage. A person taking excess alcohol and affected with liver disease should consult a doctor before its intake. Caution should be exercised if you are taking any blood thinner or anticoagulants like warfarin or coumarin. At least 2 hours gap should be maintained between intake of Crestor 5mg Tablet 30s and antacids like magnesium hydroxide and aluminium hydroxide. Increases in HbA1c and fasting glucose levels can be observed if a person regularly takes Crestor 5mg Tablet 30s. So you should tell the doctor before having these diabetes tests. Patients with proteinuria (protein in urine) or haematuria (blood in urine) should tell the doctor before taking the Crestor 5mg Tablet 30s, as it might require dose adjustment. It is recommended that you should have a liver enzyme test regularly if you are regularly taking Crestor 5mg Tablet 30s.
Drug Interactions
Drug-Drug Interactions: Crestor 5mg Tablet 30s is known to contra-indicate when taken along with cyclosporine (organ transplants medicine), warfarin or clopidogrel (blood thinner), fibrates (gemfibrozil, fenofibrate), a medicine used to lower cholesterol (ezetimibe), antacid (aluminium hydroxide, magnesium hydroxide), antibiotics (erythromycin, fusidic acid), oral contraceptive pills, regorafenib (anti-cancer), anti-viral or anti-HIV drug (ritonavir, lopinavir, atazanavir, simeprevir, ombitasvir, paritaprevir, dasabuvir, velpatasvir, grazoprevir, elbasvir, glecaprevir, and pibrentsavir).
Drug-Food Interactions: Alcoholic beverages should be avoided with Crestor 5mg Tablet 30s.
Drug-Disease Interactions: Crestor 5mg Tablet 30s may interact with disease conditions, including neuromuscular disorders (Myopathy, Myoneural Disorder), thyroid gland problems (Hypothyroidism), and Renal Dysfunction.
