Atorvastatin Tab 80 mg

Atorvastatin 80 mg oral tablets are available to improve cholesterol levels and decrease your risk for cardiovascular health complications such as heart attack and stroke. Your doctor may prescribe it along with a proper diet, weight loss program, and exercise to lower blood cholesterol levels. The oral medication lowers bad cholesterol and fats and raises good cholesterol in the bloodstream. The medicine belongs to a group of drugs known as statins that are known to reduce the amount of cholesterol produced by the liver. Lowering cholesterol decreases the risk of heart disease and helps prevents heart attack and strokes. The treatment when followed with a low-calorie diet and other lifestyle changes may help to improve your condition faster. Here lifestyle changes refer to exercising, losing weight, and stopping smoking. For better results, take this drug under the supervision of a doctor.  

Clinical uses of Atorvastatin tab 80 mg

Atorvastatin is a prescription medicine for patients with high cholesterol. Lowering cholesterol helps to reduce the risk of heart problems in patients with coronary heart disease (CAD), type II diabetes, and other risk factors. It belongs to the class of medications known as statins, which helps to prevent cholesterol from building up in your arteries. Clogged arteries can restrict the blood circulation to your heart and brain. Doctors may prescribe this statin drug as a combination therapy. This means a patient needs to take it with other medications to lower his/her blood cholesterol.

Usage Instructions

The dosage information for Atorvastatin oral medications depends on age, the condition being treated, medical history and how a patient reacts to the first dose. Your doctor may prescribe it for long-term treatment. It comes with risks when you don’t follow the dosage instructions given by your doctor. While following a healthy diet and lifestyle habits, you may find your cholesterol levels improve at a faster rate. But this doesn’t mean you will stop taking medicine, if you don’t take your statin medication, your cholesterol levels may not be controlled. For the medication to work well, it is important to follow a healthy lifestyle.

Precautions

The use of alcoholic drinks raises the risk of liver impairment in patients taking Atorvastatin tablets. Tell your doctor if you consume more than two drinks a day. Patients with kidney problems, may need close monitoring for muscle problems. Having renal impairment raises the risk of muscle breakdown while taking the statin drug. Diabetes patients should exercise caution while taking this medicine as it may increase the blood sugar levels.

Side Effects

Some of the common side effects associated with the use of Atorvastatin 80 mg tablets include heartburn, gas, confusion, diarrhea, joint pain, forgetfulness, ad cold symptoms such as sneezing, coughing, and runny nose. If any of these mild side effects stay for a few days or a couple of weeks, then you may need to discuss with your doctor. Immediately call your doctor if you have serious side effects such as loss of appetite, muscle weakness, pain, tenderness, dark colored urine, upper stomach pain, and yellowing of the skin.