Evatorex Tablet 10/10

Adult dose

This medication is administered once daily in the evening, regardless of meals. For patients with primary hypercholesterolemia: the dosage ranges from 10/10 mg to 10/40 mg per day, with a generally recommended starting dose of 10/20 mg per day. Patients with less need for LDL cholesterol reduction may start with 10/10 mg once daily. The recommended dose for patients with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia is 10/40 mg once daily.

This medication may cause serious muscle-related side effects such as myopathy and rhabdomyolysis; therefore, immediately inform your doctor if you experience muscle pain or weakness. This medication should not be administered to certain patients, including those with an allergy to its ingredients, severe liver dysfunction, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and patients taking specific medications. Additionally, patients with myasthenia gravis or ocular myasthenia gravis should exercise special caution when using this medication, and discontinue if symptoms worsen. Patients with liver dysfunction should undergo liver function tests before taking this medication, and liver function should be monitored regularly during treatment. If symptoms of liver damage appear, use should be discontinued immediately. This medication can interact with several drugs, increasing the risk of myopathy, especially if taken with some antifungals, antibiotics, immunosuppressants, or certain heart medications, so it’s crucial to inform your doctor about all medications you are taking. Women who are pregnant or may become pregnant should not take this medication, and if pregnancy is confirmed, they should stop taking it immediately. Breastfeeding women should also cease breastfeeding while taking this medication. For children and adolescents, safety and efficacy have not been adequately established, so it is generally not recommended except in special cases. Elderly patients may react more sensitively to this medication, and caution should be exercised in their administration. In case of overdose, there is no specific antidote, and appropriate treatment should be administered based on symptoms. Finally, it is important to undergo regular blood tests and muscle-related examinations during treatment to detect any abnormal signs early.

Serious side effects

Hives, severe swelling (edema), chest tightness, difficulty breathing, cold sweat, pallor, severe rash with fever, blisters, skin peeling, mouth/eye mucosa pain, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, asthma attack, respiratory abnormalities accompanied by cough and fever, jaundice (yellowing of skin or eyes), extreme malaise, sudden and severe headache, thunderclap headache, seizures, confusion, vision abnormalities, paralysis, urination

Mild side effects

• Headache
• diarrhea
• influenza
• upper respiratory tract infections
• muscle pain
• limb pain
• fatigue
• abdominal pain
• pharyngitis
• sinusitis

This medication is sensitive to air and moisture; thus, it should be kept tightly sealed. It is also recommended to store it at room temperature, between 1 and 30 degrees Celsius. This will help maintain the effectiveness of the medication over time.

Appearance

White to pale yellow, bilaterally convex oblong tablets

Package unit

30 tablets/Alu-Alu packaging (10 tablets/Alu-Alu x 3)