Biostat 10

Atorvastatin Tablets 10 mg

Composition:

Each film coated tablet contains:

Atorvastatin Calcium equivalent to Atorvastatin 10 mg

 

Description:

Atorvastatin is a selective competitive inhibitor of 3-hydroxy-3-methyl-glutaryl-coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase enzyme. This enzyme catalyzes the conversion of HMG-CoA to mevalonate, an early and rate limiting step in the synthesis of cholesterol.

 

Indications:

Biostat is indicated as an adjunct to diet for reduction of elevated total-cholesterol, LDL‑cholesterol, apolipoprotein-B, and triglyceride levels in patients with-

  • Primary hypercholesterolaemia
  • Mixed dyslipidaemia
  • Heterozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia

 

Biostat is indicated to reduce Total Cholesterol and LDL Cholesterol in patients with homozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia (As an adjunct to other lipid-lowering treatments (e.g. LDL aphaeresis) or if such treatments are unavailable).

 

Dosage and administration:

The usual starting dose is 10 mg once a day. Doses should be individualised according to the baseline LDL-C levels, the goal of therapy, and patient response.  Adjustment of dosage should only be made after an interval of 4 weeks or more.  The maximum recommended dose is 40 mg once a day.  Doses may be given at any time of day with or without food.

 

 

Contraindications:    

  • Hypersensitivity to any component of this medication
  • Active liver disease or unexplained persistent elevations of serum transaminases
  • Pregnancy
  • In breast feeding mothers
  • In women of childbearing potential not using adequate contraceptive measures
  • (An interval of one month should be allowed from stopping BIOSTAT treatment to conception in the event of planning a pregnancy)
  • In children the safety and efficacy have not yet been established

 

Presentation:

Blister of 10 Tablets, such three blisters in a mono carton.