Indication
Lipid-lowering agent, prescribed for hypercholesterolemia.
Contra Indication
Hypersensitivity, Moderate to severe liver disease or unexplained serum transaminase elevation, Lactation.
Caution
Patients with history of liver, thyroid, kidney problems, muscle pain, tenderness, weakness, any allergy, during pregnancy and breastfeeding.
Side Effect
Gastro-intestinal disturbances, headache, fatigue, myalgia, rarely arthralgia, hypersensitivity reactions, hepatitis, very rarely pancreatitis, cholelithiasis, cholecystitis, thrombocytopenia, raised creatine kinase, myopathy, and rhabdomyolysis.