The drug "Liptonorm": instruction, analogues

One of the most terrible and common diseases in the world today is atherosclerosis - the defeat of arteries with cholesterol, the accumulation in them of proteins containing fats. In such arteries, connective tissue proliferates, and the lumens are closed with cholesterol plaques. The narrowed arteries can not pass the right amount of blood, causing heart attacks, strokes, ischemia, violation of central and peripheral circulation. It is established that mortality from these diseases grows annually. Naturally, it's not necessary to talk about a quality and healthy life for people with such diseases.

One of the first indicators of atherosclerosis is hypercholesterolemia - an excess of cholesterol in the blood. The cause of hypercholesterolemia can be malnutrition, inadequate immunity, stress, bad habits, aggressive conditions for life, lack of movement.

Naturally, for the prevention of all listed diseases and symptoms the best way is the right way of life. But sometimes it's not enough.

Especially for patients who simply can not help the way of life, physicians invented the drug "Liptonorm". The instruction says that this drug is intended for the treatment of primary or mixed hypercholesterolemia, hyperlipidemia (elevated lipid levels), familial predisposition to hypercholesterolemia.

The drug belongs to the group of HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors. This means that "Liptonorm", the instruction explains this, increases the activity of liver enzymes, increases the number of its receptors. Atorvastatin, which is the active substance of the Liptonorm, captures and inhibits the formation of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol , and then destroys them.

"Liptonorm" is not prescribed to those people in the information about which there are notes on hypersensitivity to atorvastatin, suffering from acute hepatic inflammation, pregnant or lactating women. "Liptonorm", the instruction warns about this separately, is able to enhance the reproductive capacity of the female body, so during treatment requires a particularly reliable contraception.

Doctors, whose reviews of the drug wearing in most cases a positive nature, carefully approach the prescription of the drug for people with alcoholism, suffering from functional abnormalities in the work of the kidneys, liver.

"Liptonorm", the instruction warns, while taking with antibiotics or antifungal medications can cause the development of myopathy - muscle contractility.

Does it cause side effects of "Liptonorm"? Reviews of patients taking medicine, noted the rare occurrence of nausea, stool, headache, sleep disturbance. Sometimes there is asthenia (increased fatigue) or myalgia (muscle pain).

Other adverse reactions are possible: skin rash, the appearance of allergic edema, itching. Some of the patients taking Liptonorm experienced weight gain, breast engorgement, changes in liver function. To prevent these reactions, doctors prescribe the drug only in combination with a low-cholesterol diet.

Take the medicine once a day, regardless of food. Its dosage is selected individually.

"Liptonorm" is produced in Russia, its price is in the range of 200-400 rubles, depending on the dosage of tablets and the region.

Those who are for some reason this drug is contraindicated or do not like, recommend the substitutes of the drug "Liptonorm." Analogues of it are issued in many countries. In Russia, you can buy "Atorvastin" (Germany, Israel, Russia), "Torvacard" (Czech Republic), "Tulip" or "Atoris" (Slovenia), "Lipimar" (Germany).

It is superfluous to remind, that to accept any of these medicines without the doctor's recommendation is inadmissible.