VASTA EZ 10MG/10MG TAB

Overview

VASTA EZ 10MG/10MG TAB is a Schedule H drug.

VASTA EZ 10MG/10MG TAB is composed of: ATORVASTATIN (10.0 MG), EZETIMIBE (10.0 MG)

Atorvastatin (Lipitor) is a member of the drug class known as statins. It is used for lowering cholesterol. Atorvastatin is a competitive inhibitor of hydroxymethylglutaryl-coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase.Atorvastatin acts primarily in the liver.  Decreased hepatic cholesterol levels increases hepatic uptake of cholesterol and reduces plasma cholesterol levels.Atorvastatin is used to treat high cholesterol, and to lower the risk of stroke, heart attack, or other heart complications in people with type 2 diabetes, coronary heart disease, or other risk factors.
Ezetimibe reduces the amount of cholesterol absorbed by the body. Ezetimibe is used to treat high cholesterol.

Usage

ATORVASTATIN is generally used to treat: High Cholesterol, Heart Attack, Coronary Artery Disease, Diabetes Type 2

EZETIMIBE is generally used to treat: High Cholesterol, Heart Attack

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Is it safe on my liver?
A: Not Safe

Q: Is it safe on my kidney?
A: Not Safe

Q: Can I take it with alcohol?
A: Not Safe

Q: Is it safe for children?
A: Not Advised for age < 6yrs

Q: Can it be taken during pregnancy?
A: Dangerous – Studies indicate Human-Fetal Risk

Precautions


Caution should be exercised in patients with history of Crohn’s disease, bruising, heart, liver or kidney disease, gastrointestinal disease, blood clotting problems, systemic lupus erythematosus, elderly, during pregnancy, alcohol-dependent patients, and breastfeeding. It may cause dizziness or drowsiness, do not drive a car or operate machinery while taking this medication.
You should not take ezetimibe with a statin medication if you are pregnant or breast-feeding. Before using this medication, tell your doctor or pharmacist your medical history, especially of: liver disease.

Symptoms of Overdosage

EZETIMIBE over-dosage can result in: Difficulty Breathing

Common Side-Effects

ATORVASTATIN : Polyarthralgia, Urinary Tract Infection, Insomnia, Myalgia, Skin Rash, Hives, Nausea, Loose Motion, Body Muscle Cramps Or Spasms (painful), Cough, Difficulty Swallowing, Dizziness, Rapid Heart Rate (pulse), Fever, Wheezing, Tightness
EZETIMIBE : Upper Respiratory Tract Infections, Arms Joint Pain, Loose Motion, Abdomen Pain, Nausea, Vomit, Dark Colored (brown) Urine, Fatigue (tiredness), Weakness (generalized)

Serious Side-Effects

ATORVASTATIN : Eyes Yellow Eyes, Dark Colored (brown) Urine, Abdomen Pain, Nausea, Vomit
EZETIMIBE : Skin Rash, Body Itching, Dizziness, Difficulty Breathing

Rare Side-Effects

ATORVASTATIN : Skin Rash, Hives, Body Itching, Face Swelling

Food Interactions


Avoid drinking alcohol. It can raise triglyceride levels and may increase your risk of liver damage.Grapefruit and grapefruit juice may interact with atorvastatin and lead to potentially dangerous effects.  

Disease Interactions

EZETIMIBE can interfere with: Myopathy, Acute Pancreatitis

Technical Classification

ATORVASTATIN is categorized as: STATINS / ANTIHYPERLIPIDEMIC AGENTS / METABOLIC AGENTS
EZETIMIBE is categorized as: CHOLESTEROL ABSORPTION INHIBITORS / ANTIHYPERLIPIDEMIC AGENTS / METABOLIC AGENTS

Available Alternatives

What are the commonly available Substitutes?

ASTIN EZ TABINR 88.46 for 10 TABLETSEZETIMIBE , ATORVASTATIN
ATHERO EZ 10MG/10MG TABINR 101.42 for 10 TABLETSATORVASTATIN 10.0 MG, EZETIMIBE 10.0 MG
ATHEROTWO DS 10MG/10MG TABINR 66.35 for 10 TABLETSATORVASTATIN 10.0 MG, EZETIMIBE 10.0 MG
ATIX EZ TABINR 101.47 for 10 TABLETSATORVASTATIN , EZETIMIBE
ATOCOR E TABINR 170 for 10 TABLETSATORVASTATIN 10.0 MG, EZETIMIBE 10.0 MG
ATORA-EZ TABINR 108 for 10 TABLETSATORVASTATIN 10 MG, EZETIMIBE 10 MG
ATOREC EZ 10MG/10MG TABINR 148.25 for 10 TABLETSATORVASTATIN 10.0 MG, EZETIMIBE 10.0 MG
ATORFIRST 10MG TABINR 58.5 for 10 TABLETSATORVASTATIN 10 MG, EZETIMIBE 10 MG
ATORFIRST EZ 10MG/10MG TABINR 103.31 for 10 TABLETSATORVASTATIN 10.0 MG, EZETIMIBE 10.0 MG
ATORFIRST EZ 20MG/10MG TABINR 159 for 10 TABLETSATORVASTATIN 20.0 MG, EZETIMIBE 10.0 MG
ATORIVAS EZ 10MG/10MG TABINR 42.5 for 10 TABLETSATORVASTATIN 10.0 MG, EZETIMIBE 10.0 MG
ATORLIP-EZ TABINR 113.4 for 10 TABLETSATORVASTATIN 10 MG, EZETIMIBE 10 MG
ATORSAVE EZ 10MG/10MG TABINR 110 for 10 TABLETSATORVASTATIN 10.0 MG, EZETIMIBE 10.0 MG
ATORSAVE EZ 20MG/10MG TABINR 150 for 10 TABLETSATORVASTATIN 20.0 MG, EZETIMIBE 10.0 MG
ATORVA E 10MG/10MG TABINR 189 for 10 TABLETSATORVASTATIN 10.0 MG, EZETIMIBE 10.0 MG
ATORVA E TABINR 207 for 10 TABLETSATORVASTATIN 10 MG, EZETIMIBE 10 MG
ATOZET 10MG/10MG TABINR 83.9 for 10 TABLETSATORVASTATIN 10.0 MG, EZETIMIBE 10.0 MG
ATROLET EZ TABINR 97 for 10 TABLETSATORVASTATIN , EZETIMIBE
AVAS EZ 10MG/10MG TABINR 148 for 10 TABLETSEZETIMIBE 10.0 MG, ATORVASTATIN 10.0 MG
AZERVA E 10MG/10MG TABINR 159 for 10 TABLETSEZETIMIBE 10.0 MG, ATORVASTATIN 10.0 MG
AZTOR EZ 10MG/10MG TABINR 154 for 10 TABLETSATORVASTATIN 10.0 MG, EZETIMIBE 10.0 MG
AZTOR EZ 20MG/10MG TABINR 208 for 10 TABLETSATORVASTATIN 20.0 MG, EZETIMIBE 10.0 MG
DURASTAT EZ 10MG/10MG TABINR 55 for 10 TABLETSATORVASTATIN 10.0 MG, EZETIMIBE 10.0 MG
DYSLIPTIN EZ 10MG/10MG TABINR 119 for 10 TABLETSATORVASTATIN 10.0 MG, EZETIMIBE 10.0 MG
EZATLIFE 10MG/10MG TABINR 98 for 10 TABLETSATORVASTATIN 10.0 MG, EZETIMIBE 10.0 MG
EZECOR 10MG/10MG TABINR 106.87 for 10 TABLETSATORVASTATIN 10.0 MG, EZETIMIBE 10.0 MG
EZITROL A 10MG/10MG TABINR 91.23 for 10 TABLETSATORVASTATIN 10.0 MG, EZETIMIBE 10.0 MG
EZORVA 10MG/10MG TABINR 87 for 10 TABLETSATORVASTATIN 10.0 MG, EZETIMIBE 10.0 MG
GENLIP EZ 10MG/10MG TABINR 80 for 10 TABLETSATORVASTATIN 10.0 MG, EZETIMIBE 10.0 MG
GOLDISTAT EZ 10MG/10MG TABINR 100 for 10 TABLETSATORVASTATIN 10.0 MG, EZETIMIBE 10.0 MG
KANASTA TABINR 110 for 10 TABLETSATORVASTATIN 20.0 MG, EZETIMIBE
LDTOR Z 10MG/10MG TABINR 95.2 for 10 TABLETSATORVASTATIN 10.0 MG, EZETIMIBE 10.0 MG
LESSTROL EZ 10MG/10MG TABINR 89 for 10 TABLETSEZETIMIBE 10.0 MG, ATORVASTATIN 10.0 MG
LIPI EZ 10 TABINR 238 for 15 TABLETSATORVASTATIN 10.0 MG, EZETIMIBE 10.0 MG
LIPI EZ 20 TABINR 215 for 10 TABLETSATORVASTATIN 20.0 MG, EZETIMIBE 10.0 MG
LIPI EZ 40 TABINR 283 for 10 TABLETSATORVASTATIN 40.0 MG, EZETIMIBE 10.0 MG
LIPI-EZ 10MG TABINR 124 for 10 TABLETSATORVASTATIN 10 MG, EZETIMIBE 10 MG
LIPIVAS EZ TABINR 103 for 10 TABLETSATORVASTATIN 10.0 MG, EZETIMIBE 10.0 MG
LIPOFIX EX TABINR 95.18 for 10 TABLETSATORVASTATIN 10.0 MG, EZETIMIBE 10.0 MG
LIPONORM EZ TABINR 71 for 10 TABLETSATORVASTATIN 10.0 MG, EZETIMIBE 10.0 MG
LIPOZAC EZ 10MG/10MG TABINR 84.5 for 10 TABLETSEZETIMIBE 10.0 MG, ATORVASTATIN 10.0 MG
LLA EZ 10MG/10MG TABINR 80.67 for 10 TABLETSEZETIMIBE 10.0 MG, ATORVASTATIN 10.0 MG
LOWER EZ TABINR 113.85 for 10 TABLETSEZETIMIBE 10.0 MG, ATORVASTATIN 10.0 MG
MACTOR EZ TABINR 49.4 for 10 TABLETSEZETIMIBE 10.0 MG, ATORVASTATIN 10.0 MG
NATEAZE 10MG/10MG TABINR 100 for 10 TABLETSATORVASTATIN 10.0 MG, EZETIMIBE 10.0 MG
ORVAS-EZ 10MG/10MG TABINR 37.5 for 5 TABLETSATORVASTATIN 10.0 MG, EZETIMIBE 10.0 MG
ORVAS-EZ 20MG/10MG TABINR 75 for 10 TABLETSATORVASTATIN 20.0 MG, EZETIMIBE 10.0 MG
PILECA EZ 10MG/10MG TABINR 18.93 for 10 TABLETSATORVASTATIN 10.0 MG, EZETIMIBE 10.0 MG
PLEOSTIN EZ 10MG/10MG TABINR 89 for 10 TABLETSATORVASTATIN 10.0 MG, EZETIMIBE 10.0 MG
SORATON EZ TABINR 67.5 for 10 TABLETSATORVASTATIN 10.0 MG, EZETIMIBE 10.0 MG
STATIX EZ 10MG/10MG TABINR 120.5 for 10 TABLETSATORVASTATIN 10.0 MG, EZETIMIBE 10.0 MG
STORVAS EZ 10MG TABINR 151.5 for 10 TABLETSATORVASTATIN 10.0 MG, EZETIMIBE 10.0 MG
STORVAS EZ 20MG TABINR 237.5 for 10 TABLETSATORVASTATIN 20.0 MG, EZETIMIBE 10.0 MG
STORVAS-EZ 10 FC-TABINR 138.5 for 10 TABLETSATORVASTATIN 10 MG, EZETIMIBE 10 MG
STORVAS-EZ 20 TABINR 198.55 for 10 TABLETSATORVASTATIN 20 MG, EZETIMIBE 10 MG
TG TOR EZ TABINR 151 for 10 TABLETSATORVASTATIN 10.0 MG, EZETIMIBE 10.0 MG
TONACT 20-EZ TABINR 202.5 for 10 TABLETSATORVASTATIN 20.0 MG, EZETIMIBE 10.0 MG
TONACT-EZ 10MG TABINR 155 for 10 TABLETSEZETIMIBE 10 MG, ATORVASTATIN 10 MG
TORVASON EZ TABINR 48.09 for 10 TABLETSATORVASTATIN 10.0 MG, EZETIMIBE 10.0 MG
TRAVA EZ 10MG/10MG TABINR 91.35 for 10 TABLETSEZETIMIBE 10.0 MG, ATORVASTATIN 10.0 MG
TVS EZ 10MG/10MG TABINR 85.71 for 10 TABLETSEZETIMIBE 10.0 MG, ATORVASTATIN 10.0 MG
VASTA EZ 10MG/10MG TABINR 59.28 for 10 TABLETSATORVASTATIN 10.0 MG, EZETIMIBE 10.0 MG
VASTEZE 10MG/10MG TABINR 68 for 10 TABLETSATORVASTATIN 10.0 MG, EZETIMIBE 10.0 MG
XTOR EZ 10MG/10MG TABINR 134.5 for 10 TABLETSATORVASTATIN 10.0 MG, EZETIMIBE 10.0 MG
ZESTAT 20MG/10MG TABINR 151.82 for 10 TABLETSATORVASTATIN 20.0 MG, EZETIMIBE 10.0 MG
ZESTOR 10MG/10MG TABINR 32.73 for 10 TABLETSATORVASTATIN 10.0 MG, EZETIMIBE 10.0 MG
ZESTOR TABINR 32.73 for 10 TABLETSEZETIMIBE 10 MG, ATORVASTATIN 10 MG
ZETISTAT 10MG/10MG TABINR 104.7 for 10 TABLETSATORVASTATIN 10.0 MG, EZETIMIBE 10.0 MG
ZETITOR 10MG/10MG TABINR 118.8 for 10 TABLETSATORVASTATIN 10.0 MG, EZETIMIBE 10.0 MG
ZETITOR 5MG/10MG TABINR 83.43 for 10 TABLETSEZETIMIBE 10.0 MG, ATORVASTATIN 5.0 MG
ZIVAST E 10MG/10MG TABINR 96 for 10 TABLETSATORVASTATIN 10.0 MG, EZETIMIBE 10.0 MG
ZIVAST-E FC-TABINR 96 for 10 TABLETSATORVASTATIN 10 MG, EZETIMIBE 10 MG

What are the other drugs with similar Ingredients?

ATORFIT MAX TABINR 131.67 for 10 TABLETSFENOFIBRATE 160.0 MG, ATORVASTATIN 10.0 MG, EZETIMIBE 10.0 MG
ATROLET EZ F TABINR 105.83 for 10 TABLETSFENOFIBRATE 160.0 MG, ATORVASTATIN 10.0 MG, EZETIMIBE 10.0 MG
FIBATOR-EZ TABINR 180 for 10 TABLETSFENOFIBRATE 160 MG, ATORVASTATIN 10 MG, EZETIMIBE 10 MG