Composition
- Minalip plus 10/20: Ezetimibe 10 mg + Simvastatin 20 mg.
- Minalip plus 10/40: Ezetimibe 10 mg + Simvastatin 40 mg.
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Indications
- Primary Hypercholesterolemia and/or or Mixed
Hyperlipidemia.
- Familial Hypercholesterolemia.
- Hyperlipidemia, especially in high risk patients.
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Dosage
- The recommended dose is one tablet Minalip plus 10/20 once daily in the evening.
- For Familial Hypercholesterolemia: The recommended dosage is one tablet Minalip plus 10/40 once daily in the evening.
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How Supplied
Boxes of 1, 2, 3, 10 or 20 strips, each strip of 7 tablets.
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Special Populations
Pregnancy and Lactation:
Ezetimibe/Simvastatin is contraindicated during pregnancy and in nursing mothers.
Liver impaired patients:
It is recommended that liver function tests be monitored during treatment with
Ezetimibe/Simvastatin and thereafter when clinically indicated.
For patients who develop increased transaminases levels to 3 times normal or greater should be monitored, withdrawal of therapy with Ezetimibe/Simvastatin is recommended.
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