Samsung Rosuvastatin Tablets 5mg (Rosuvastatin Calcium)

Adult dosage

Administer 5 mg once daily as an initial dose, adjusting the maintenance dose to 10 mg once daily as needed. The maintenance dose should be adjusted based on LDL cholesterol levels, therapeutic goals, and patient response at intervals of 4 weeks or more, with a maximum increase to 20 mg daily if needed. It can be taken at any time of day, with or without meals.

Children's dosage

For pediatric patients aged 10 to 17 years, the dosage is administered once daily in the range of 5 mg to 20 mg. The dosage should be individually adjusted based on therapeutic goals at intervals of 4 weeks or more.

It is very important not to use this medication in certain patients. For example, those who are allergic to any of the ingredients in this medication should not take it. Moreover, individuals with severely impaired liver function or persistently high liver enzymes of unknown origin should avoid using this medication. Patients with muscle diseases or issues with muscles due to certain autoimmune diseases should also avoid this medication. Patients with severely reduced kidney function, pregnant or nursing women, and women of childbearing potential who are not using adequate contraception should refrain from taking this medication. This medication should be used cautiously in individuals who consume large amounts of alcohol or have a history of liver diseases, and it is advisable to perform liver function tests before and during use. Additionally, if symptoms such as muscle pain or weakness occur, the physician should be informed immediately, and if severe, the medication should be discontinued. Special caution is required for individuals with diminished kidney function, those with thyroid dysfunction or a family history of such, elderly patients, and those who abuse alcohol. This medication may increase blood glucose levels in some patients, so individuals at risk for diabetes should manage their blood sugar meticulously. Furthermore, the effects of this medication can vary due to specific genetic differences; therefore, dose adjustment may be necessary according to the patient's condition. While taking this medication, serious skin rashes or allergic reactions may rarely occur, so if any abnormal skin symptoms arise, the medication should be stopped immediately and a hospital visit should be made. Caution is required when taking this medication with other drugs. In particular, combining it with certain antiviral drugs, immunosuppressants, antifungals, antibiotics, fibrate-class drugs, etc., may lead to increased blood levels of this medication, raising the risk of muscle-related side effects. Therefore, if other medications are being taken, it is essential to inform the doctor or pharmacist, and dose adjustments or monitoring may be necessary. Pregnant or nursing women should not take this medication, and women of childbearing potential should use adequate contraception. Taking this medication during pregnancy can pose risks to the fetus, so it should be discontinued immediately if pregnancy occurs. There is no specific antidote for overdose; therefore, treatment should be symptom-based, and liver function and muscle enzyme tests should be conducted to monitor the condition. Finally, this medication is not known to significantly impair driving or operating machinery, but caution is needed as dizziness may occur.

Serious side effects

Allergic reactions including hives and angioedema, chest tightness, difficulty breathing, severe rash accompanied by fever, blistering, skin peeling, pain in oral/ocular mucosa, Stevens-Johnson syndrome, drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS), jaundice, hepatitis, severe muscle weakness, ocular muscle weakness, myopathy (including myositis), rhabdomyolysis, immune-mediated necrotizing myopathy, acute renal failure, oliguria

Mild side effects

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

This medication may be sensitive to air and moisture, so it should be stored in a tightly sealed container. It is best to maintain storage temperatures between 1 and 30 degrees Celsius to effectively preserve the medication's efficacy.

Appearance

Yellow round film-coated tablets

Package unit

30 tablets/bottle