TORQUE’S TORVATOR 10

Product Description

Description: Torque’s Torvator 10 Tablets contain atorvastatin which is a synthetic lipid-altering agents.

Pharmaceutical Dosage Form: Tablet

Route of Administration: Oral

Composition: Each film-coated tablet contains:

Atorvastatin Calcium eq. to Atorvastatin                    10 mg

Excipients                                                               q.s.

Mechanism of Action: Atorvastatin is a selective, competitive inhibitor of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase, the rate-limiting enzyme that converts HMG-CoA to mevalonate (a precursor of cholesterol). Atorvastatin reduces low density lipoprotein (LDL) production and the number of LDL particles.

Indications: Torque’s Torvator 10 is indicated as an adjunct to diet to reduce elevated total-cholesterol and triglyceride in patients with primary hypercholesterolemia and mixed dysbetalipoproteinemia, coronary heart disease.

Dosage: As directed by the physician.

Storage: Store protected from light & moisture at a temperature not exceeding 30°C

Presentation: 10X10 Tablets

Side effects: Muscle pain, Headache, Constipation, Flatulence, Dyspepsia, Nausea, Diarrhea, Cramps, Weakness, Hyperglycaemia.

Contraindications: Torque’s Torvator 10 is contraindicated in patients with a known allergy to constituents or excipients, during pregnancy and lactation, in patients with severe hepatic failure or renal impairment.

Drug Interactions: Torque’s Torvator 10 can cause drug interaction with following drugs:

CYP3A4 inhibitors (e.g. ciclosporin, telithromycin, clarithromycin, rifampin, delavirdine, stiripentol, ketoconazole, voriconazole, itraconazole, posaconazole, erythromycin, diltiazem, verapamil and fluconazole)

HIV protease inhibitors (e.g. ritonavir, lopinavir, atazanavir, indinavir, darunavir, etc.) Clarithromycin)

Gemfibrozil, Cyclosporine, Colchicine, Oral contraceptives, Warfarin, Fusidic acid, Digoxi, Ezetimibe.