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Description
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| Pregnancy Interaction | Lovadac 20mg 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 | Lovadac 20mg Tablet is probably unsafe to use during lactation. \nLimited human data suggest that the drug could represent a significant risk to the baby. |
| Expert Advice | Lovadac lowers "bad" cholesterol (LDL). It helps prevent heart attack and stroke. Lovadac prevents one death in every 50 patients with heart disease treated over 4 to 5 years. It is better to take in the evening. In general, Lovadac is safe. It may cause digestive problems like diarrhoea, gas. If any of these happen to you, take it with food. Notify your doctor if you are more tired than usual, do not feel hungry, or if you have yellow eyes, skin or dark urine. Notify your doctor if you experience muscle symptoms (pain or weakness), particularly if you have fever, a sick feeling or dark urine. Regular exercise and low-fat diet further help to lower levels of fat in the blood. |
| Common Side Effect | Headache, Stomach pain, Constipation, Feeling sick, Muscle pain, Weakness, Dizziness, Increased glucose level in blood. |
| 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. Lovadac 20mg Tablet is to be taken with food. |
| Driving | Lovadac 20mg Tablet does not usually affect your ability to drive. |
| Kidney | Lovadac 20mg Tablet is safe to use in patients with kidney disease. No dose adjustment of Lovadac 20mg Tablet is recommended.However, talk to your doctor if you have any underlying kidney disease. Cautious dose adjustment is advised in patients with severe kidney disease. |
| Liver | There is limited information available on the use of Lovadac 20mg Tablet in patients with liver disease. Please consult your doctor. |
| Mechanism of action | Lovadac 20mg Tablet is a lipid-lowering medication (statin). It works by blocking an enzyme (HMG-CoA-reductase) that is required in the body to make cholesterol. It thus lowers |
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