Description
| Medicine | |
| Alchohol Interaction | Taking Atorvastatin with alcohol may increase the risk of liver damage. |
| Pregnancy Interaction | Piat 30 mg/10 mg 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 | Piat 30 mg/10 mg 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 | Muscle pain, Weight gain, Edema (swelling), Increased liver enzymes, Bone fracture, Respiratory tract infection. |
| 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. Piat 30 mg/10 mg Tablet may be taken with or without food, but it is better to take it at a fixed time. |
| Driving | Piat 30 mg/10 mg Tablet does not usually affect your ability to drive. |
| Kidney | Piat 30 mg/10 mg Tablet is safe to use in patients with kidney disease. No dose adjustment of Piat 30 mg/10 mg Tablet is recommended.However, inform your doctor if you have any underlying kidney disease. |
| Liver | Piat 30 mg/10 mg Tablet should be used with caution in patients with liver disease. Dose adjustment of Piat 30 mg/10 mg Tablet may be needed. Please consult your doctor.Use of Piat 30 mg/10 mg Tablet is not recommended in patients with severe liver disease and active liver disease. |
| Mechanism of action | Piat 30 mg/10 mg Tablet is a combination of two medicines: Pioglitazone and atorvastatin which treat diabetes associated with high blood cholesterol. Pioglitazone is an antidiabetic medicine which works by increasing the body's sensitivity to insulin. Atorvastatin is a lipid-lowering medicine which works by blocking an enzyme (HMG-CoA-reductase) that is required in the body to make cholesterol. It thus lowers |
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