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Back to top About Medicine Prescription only medicine My Account Area The Patient Information Leaflet (PIL) is the leaflet included in the pack with a medicine. Last updated on emc: 21 Dec 2023 Rosuvastatin 5 mg film-coated tabletsRosuvastatin 10 mg film-coated tabletsRosuvastatin 20 mg film-coated tabletsRosuvastatin 40 mg film-coated tabletsrosuvastatinKeep this leaflet. You may need to read it again.If you have any further questions, ask your doctor or pharmacist.This medicine has been prescribed for you only. Do not pass it on to others. It may harm them, even if their signs of illness are the same as yours.If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor or pharmacist. This includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet. See section 4.1. What rosuvastatin is and what it is used for 2. What you need to know before you take rosuvastatin 3. How to take rosuvastatin 4. Possible side effects 5. How to store rosuvastatin 6. Contents of the pack and other informationThe name of your medicine is Rosuvastatin 5 mg, 10 mg, 20 mg or 40 mg film-coated Tablets (referred to as rosuvastatin throughout this leaflet).Rosuvastatin belongs to a group of medicines called statins.You have been prescribed rosuvastatin because:You have a high cholesterol level. This means you are at risk from a heart attack or stroke. Rosuvastatin 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 rosuvastatin.OrYou 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.Rosuvastatin is used to correct the levels of fatty substances in the blood called lipids, the most common of which is cholesterol.There are different types of cholesterol found in the blood – ‘bad’ cholesterol (LDL-C) and ‘good’ cholesterol (HDL-C).Rosuvastatin can reduce the ‘bad’ cholesterol and increase the ‘good’ cholesterol.It works by helping to block your body’s production of ‘bad’ cholesterol. It also improves your body’s ability to remove it from your blood.For most people, high cholesterol does not affect the way they feel because it does not produce any symptoms. However, if it is left untreated, fatty deposits can build up in the walls of your blood vessels causing them to narrow.Sometimes, these narrowed blood vessels can get blocked which can cut off the blood supply to the heart or brain leading to a heart attack or a stroke. By lowering your cholesterol levels, you can reduce your risk of having a heart attack, a stroke or related health problems.You need to keep taking rosuvastatin, even if it has got your cholesterol to the right level, because it prevents your cholesterol levels from creeping up again and causing build-up
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