Rosuvastatin Calcium 5mg Tablet

Adult dosage

Patients with primary hypercholesterolemia, mixed dyslipidemia, dysbetalipoproteinemia, and homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia can take this medication at any time of the day with or without food. The initial dose is 5 milligrams once daily, with a maintenance dose of 10 milligrams once daily. The maintenance dose should be appropriately adjusted based on LDL-cholesterol levels, treatment goals, and patient response at intervals of 4 weeks or more.

Children's dosage

For pediatric patients with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (ages 10 years to 17 years), the dosage is between 5 milligrams to 20 milligrams once daily. The dosage should be adjusted individually based on the recommended treatment goals.

This medication should not be used in certain patients. For example, those who are allergic to any of the components of this medication, patients with severely impaired liver function, those with muscle disorders, and women who are pregnant or breastfeeding should not take this medication. Additionally, patients with severely impaired kidney function or those taking certain immunosuppressants should avoid this medication. This medication can affect the muscles, so it's important to notify a physician immediately if symptoms of muscle pain or weakness occur. Particularly, caution is needed when taking high doses as the risk of muscle damage increases. There have been reports of liver function abnormalities or elevated blood sugar levels, thus patients with a history of liver disease or those at risk for diabetes require regular check-ups. Moreover, this medication can interact with certain drugs, so inform healthcare providers if you are taking any other medications. Women who may become pregnant should use appropriate methods to prevent pregnancy before taking this medication, and must stop taking it immediately if they become pregnant. In case of overdose, there is no specific antidote, so treatment should be supportive with monitoring of liver function and muscle enzyme tests. Finally, this medication may cause dizziness or other symptoms, so caution is needed when driving or operating machinery.

Serious side effects

Allergic reactions including urticaria and angioedema, chest tightness, difficulty breathing, severe muscle weakness, ocular muscle weakness, Stevens-Johnson syndrome, eosinophilia and systemic symptoms associated with drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS), jaundice, hepatitis, severe rash, blistering, skin peeling, pain in oral/ocular mucosa, rhabdomyolysis, acute kidney failure, oliguria, high fever, severe edema, headache, thunderclap headache, seizures, altered consciousness, visual disturbances

Mild side effects

• Headache
• dizziness
• constipation
• nausea
• abdominal pain
• itching
• myalgia
• weakness
• thrombocytopenia
• diarrhea

This medication should be stored in a tightly closed container, away from air and moisture. The storage temperature should be maintained at room temperature between 1 and 30 degrees Celsius.

Appearance

Yellow round film-coated tablet

Package unit

30 tablets/box [10 tablets/Alu-Alu x 3]