CRESCHOL 20 MG 30 TAB

Description

Creschol® belongs to a group of medicines called statins. You have been prescribed Creschol® because: You have a high cholesterol level. This means you are at risk from a heart attack or stroke. Creschol® is used in adults, adolescents and children 6 years or older to treat high cholesterol. You have been advised to take a statin, because changing your diet and doing more exercise were not enough to correct your cholesterol levels. You should continue with your cholesterol-lowering diet and exercise while you are taking Creschol®. You have other factors that increase your risk of having a heart attack, stroke or related health problems. Heart attack, stroke and other problems can be caused by a disease called atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis is due to build up of fatty deposits in your arteries. How to use Usual doses in adults If you are taking Creschol® for high cholesterol: Starting dose Your treatment with Creschol® must start with the 5 mg or the 10 mg dose, even if you have taken a higher dose of a different statin before. Use in children and adolescents aged 6-17 years The dose range in children and adolescents aged 6 to 17 years is 5 to 20 mg once daily. The usual start dose is 5 mg per day, and your doctor may gradually increase your dose to find the right amount of Creschol® for you. The maximum daily dose of Creschol® is 10 or 20 mg for children aged 6 to 17 years depending on your underlying condition being treated. Take your dose once a day. Rosuvastatin 40 mg tablet should not be used by children. Taking your tablets Swallow each tablet whole with a drink of water. Take Creschol® once daily. You can take it at any time of the day with or without food. Try to take your tablet at the same time every day to help you to remember it. Warnings and precautions Do not take Creschol® If you have ever had an allergic reaction to Creschol®, or to any of its ingredients. If you are pregnant or breast-feeding. If you become pregnant while taking Creschol® stop taking it immediately and tell your doctor. Women should avoid becoming pregnant while taking Creschol® by using suitable contraception. If you have liver disease. If you have severe kidney problems. If you have repeated or unexplained muscle aches or pains. If you take a drug combination of sofosbuvir/velpatasvir/voxilaprevir (used for viral infection of the liver called hepatitis C). If you take a drug called ciclosporin (used, for example, after organ transplants). If any of the above applies to you (or you are in doubt), please go back and see your doctor. Warnings and precautions Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking Creschol®: If you have problems with your kidneys. If you have problems with your liver. If you have had repeated or unexplained muscle aches or pains, a personal or family history of muscle problems, or a previous history of muscle problems when taking other cholesterol-lowering medicines. Tell your doctor immediately if you have unexplained muscle aches or pains especially if you feel unwell or have a fever. Also tell your doctor or pharmacist if you have a muscle weakness that is constant. If you regularly drink large amounts of alcohol. If your thyroid gland is not working properly. Side Effects Stop taking Creschol® and seek medical help immediately if you have any of the following allergic reactions: Difficulty in breathing, with or without swelling of the face, lips, tongue and/or throat. Swelling of the face, lips, tongue and/or throat, which may cause difficulty in swallowing. Severe itching of the skin (with raised lumps). Common possible side effects (these may affect between 1 in 10 and 1 in 100 patients): Headache, stomach pain, constipation, feeling sick, muscle pain, feeling weak, dizziness. An increase in the amount of protein in the urine - this usually returns to normal on its own without having to stop taking your Creschol® tablets (only rosuvastatin 40 mg). Diabetes. This is more likely if you have high levels of sugars and fats in your blood, are overweight and have high blood pressure. Your doctor will monitor you while you are taking this medicine. Storage Information Creschol® tablets: Store below 30°C. Drug Interactions Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking, have recently taken or might take any other medicines. Tell your doctor if you are taking any of the following: Ciclosporin (used for example, after organ transplants). Warfarin or clopidogril (or any other drug used for thinning the blood). Fibrates (such as gemfibrozil, fenofibrate) or any other medicine used to lower cholesterol (such as ezetimibe). Indigestion remedies (used to neutralise acid in your stomach). erythromycin (an antibiotic), fusidic acid (an antibiotic). An oral contraceptive (the pill). Regorafenib (used to treat cancer). Darolutamide (used to treat cancer). Hormone replacement therapy. Ingredients The active substance is Rosuvastatin (as Rosuvastatin Calcium).