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Rs. 219.46
Description
| Medicine | |
| Alchohol Interaction | Taking Atorvastatin with alcohol may increase the risk of liver damage. |
| Pregnancy Interaction | Cardace Protect 5 Tablet is highly unsafe to use during pregnancy.Human and animal studies have shown significant adverse effects on the foetus. Please consult your doctor. |
| Lactation Interaction | Cardace Protect 5 Tablet is probably safe to use during lactation. \nLimited human data suggests that the drug does not represent a significant risk to the baby. |
| Common Side Effect | Nausea, Altered taste, Indigestion, Stomach pain, Headache, Dizziness, Weakness, Cough, Muscle pain, Increased potassium level in blood, Increased glucose level in blood, Decreased blood pressure, Increased liver enzymes. |
| How to Use | Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Swallow it as a whole. Do not chew, crush or break it. Cardace Protect 5 Tablet may be taken with or without food, but it is better to take it at a fixed time. |
| Driving | Cardace Protect 5 Tablet may make you feel dizzy, sleepy, tired, or decrease alertness. If this happens, do not drive. |
| Kidney | Cardace Protect 5 Tablet should be used with caution in patients with kidney disease. Dose adjustment of Cardace Protect 5 Tablet may be needed. Please consult your doctor.Regular monitoring of blood pressure is recommended for dose adjustment. |
| Liver | Cardace Protect 5 Tablet should be used with caution in patients with liver disease. Dose adjustment of Cardace Protect 5 Tablet may be needed. Please consult your doctor.Use of Cardace Protect 5 Tablet is not recommended in patients with severe liver disease and active liver disease. |
| Mechanism of action | Cardace Protect 5 Tablet is a combination of two medicines: Ramipril and atorvastatin which treat high blood pressure associated with high cholesterol levels. Ramipril is an ACE inhibitor which works by reducing stress on the heart and relaxing blood vessels so that blood flows more smoothly and the heart can pump blood more efficiently. Atorvastatin is a cholesterol-lowering medicine which works by blocking an enzyme (HMG-CoA-reductase) that is required to make cholesterol. It thus lowers |
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