Azet Duo Tablets 10/40 Milligrams

Adult dosage

This medication is administered once daily regardless of meals. 1. Primary hypercholesterolemia The recommended initial dose is 10/10mg or 10/20mg once daily. For patients requiring a more significant reduction in LDL-cholesterol (greater than 55%), an initial dose of 10/40mg once daily is recommended. 2. Homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia The recommended dose for patients with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia is 10.

This medication has been reported to cause a rare side effect called rhabdomyolysis, which can result in serious muscle abnormalities. Patients with acute infections, hypotension, major surgeries or trauma, or metabolic disorders should temporarily discontinue or stop taking this medication. Patients who have allergies to this drug, have severe liver impairment, have muscular diseases, are pregnant or may become pregnant, are breastfeeding, or are taking certain other medications should not take this drug. Patients with a history of alcohol abuse, liver disease, poor kidney function, hypothyroidism, elderly individuals at high risk of muscle abnormalities should use this medication with caution. If muscle pain, muscle weakness, fatigue, or muscle pain accompanied by fever occurs during treatment, notify a doctor immediately, and check for muscle damage through blood tests. There may be liver function abnormalities, so liver function tests should be performed before and during treatment, and the drug should be discontinued if symptoms of liver damage occur. This medication should not be administered to pregnant or breastfeeding women, and fertile women should use appropriate contraception while taking it. Symptoms like dizziness may occur, so caution is advised when driving or operating machinery. This drug may interact with various other medications, so be sure to inform your doctor or pharmacist of any other medications you are taking. There is no specific antidote for overdose, so treatment should be symptomatic, and liver function and muscle condition should be monitored. Safety in children has not been established, so it is not recommended; special caution is needed in elderly patients due to high risk of muscle abnormalities. This drug should be kept out of reach of children and should not be transferred to other containers.

Serious side effects

Hives, severe swelling (edema), chest tightness, shortness of breath, cold sweat, pallor, severe rash with high fever, blisters, skin peeling, pain in the mucous membranes of the mouth/eyes, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, asthma attack, respiratory issues along with cough and fever, jaundice (yellowing of skin or eyes), extreme lethargy, sudden and very severe headache, thunderclap headache, seizures, confusion, visual disturbances, paralysis, urination issues.

Mild side effects

• Muscle pain
• abdominal pain
• elevated liver enzymes
• dizziness
• cough
• nausea
• diarrhea
• joint pain
• muscle weakness
• musculoskeletal pain

This medication is susceptible to air and moisture, so it must be stored in a closed container. It is important to maintain a storage temperature between 1 and 30 degrees Celsius.

Appearance

White, biconvex, rectangular film-coated tablet

Package unit

30 tablets/box [10 tablets/PTP x3]