How does statin work to prevent heart disease?
Statins can reduce the amount of fatty deposits in your arteries and stop any more from building up. Statins also make existing deposits less likely to break off and cause a blood clot. A blood clot can cause a heart attack or stroke. It’s important to take your statin medication every day.
Have statins reduced heart attacks?
Statins don’t just lower cholesterol levels but also reduce the risk of fatty plaques breaking off from walls of your arteries, reducing the risk of heart attack and stroke.
What can I take instead of statin?
7 cholesterol-lowering alternatives to statins
- Fibrates. Mostly used for lowering triglyceride levels in patients whose levels are very high and could cause pancreatitis.
- Plant stanols and sterols.
- Cholestyramine and other bile acid-binding resins.
- Niacin.
- Policosanol.
- Red yeast rice extract (RYRE)
- Natural products.
Can I drink coffee with statins?
Caffeine is a nonspecific adenosine receptor blocker, and thus drinking CC may block the myocardial protective effects of statins.
What is rosucard 10mg used for?
Rosucard 10 MG Tablet is a drug which is used to lower the cholesterol level and triglycerides in the body. It also used to prevent cardiovascular diseases.
What are the side effects of rosucard 10 mg tablet?
What are the side effects of Rosucard 10 MG Tablet? 1 Gastrointestinal Discomfort 2 Headache 3 Sleep Disorders 4 Impaired Liver Function
Can you drink alcohol with rosucard 10mg?
Whenever you take more than one medicine, or mix it with certain foods or beverages, you”re at risk of a drug interaction. Interaction with Alcohol Ethanol Consumption of alcohol with Rosucard 10 MG Tablet is not recommended as it increases the risk of side effects of this medicine like dizziness, drowsiness.