The risks of manifestation of cardiovascular diseases in modern times are very high. This is facilitated by such negative factors as constant nervous tension, stress, disturbing bursts, inattention to hereditary predispositions, which result in diseases of the circulatory system.
How can you lower cholesterol?
High blood cholesterol is observed in people with large body mass, suffering from hereditary hypercholesterolemia and acquired, having had heart attacks or strokes, or who are at the threshold of their manifestation.
Prevention of cardiovascular ailments consists in part in lowering cholesterol. They help him reduce drugs from the group of synthetic statins. They affect the concentration of not only cholesterol in the blood, but also triglycerides, therefore, they have hypocholesterolemic and lipid-lowering effects on the body of a sick person. They relieve vascular inflammation, thin the blood, which prevents blood clots from forming, thereby preventing the development of heart attacks, strokes, and atherosclerosis.
This group of drugs also includes an expensive German drug, Liprimar. So, the package of tablets thereof in the amount of 100 pieces is in the range of 1,500 rubles. Since this remedy is prescribed to patients for continuous daily admission without interruptions, this price significantly affects the family budget. Therefore, many have the desire to use a cheaper analogue of Liprimar.
A little lower we consider the substitutes for this drug and similar medicines, among which you can choose cheaper ones. But immediately we focus on the fact that an inexpensive medication does not guarantee the effectiveness of treatment, especially for medicines of Indian origin.
The medicine "Liprimar": composition, properties, instructions for use
Before choosing a replacement for the drug, you need to find out all the properties of this drug, which are described in the instructions for use for the Liprimar medication. Analogs must also possess them or affect the patient’s body in the same way.
The composition of this medicine includes the active substance atorvastatin and auxiliary components: calcium carbonate, magnesium stearate, croscarmellose sodium, hypromellose, lactose monohydrate, hydroxypropyl cellulose, titanium dioxide, talc, simethicone emulsion.
The release form of the drug is tablets with an active ingredient content of 10 mg, 20 mg, 40 mg, 80 mg. This medicine allows you to not only lower your blood cholesterol, but also its production in the liver. It should be noted that the Liprimar drug lowers the so-called bad cholesterol (LDL) and increases good (HDL).
It is considered the highest quality among many drugs from the group of statins, so its use reduces the concentration of cholesterol in the blood by 60%. This is a fairly impressive result of the action of the drug.
The effectiveness of the drug is not affected by food intake, so it can be taken before and after meals. The duration of one tablet is 30 hours.
The prescribed dose is individual for each patient. Often, medication begins with a 10 mg tablet. If it weakly acts, then the dose is increased incrementally. The norms of cholesterol for children, men, women, the elderly vary, therefore, a different dosage is applicable during their treatment.
Taking the Liprimar medication (analogues are also meant) should be accompanied by a diet, active movements, this is especially true for obesity. This tool is a complement to a healthy lifestyle.
You should be aware that this medicine helps to increase blood sugar in diabetics, but, nevertheless, it is used for possible risks of cardiovascular diseases. This is perhaps the only drawback of the drug.
The medicine "Lymprimar" contributes to the continuation of the life of people with cardiovascular diseases or at risk of their development.
Who is prescribed the drug?
The drug Liprimar (analogues of this statin, too) is prescribed for high cholesterol for adults and adolescent children who are diagnosed with familial hypercholesterolemia, as well as for the preventive purposes of preventing the first and repeated heart attack, atherosclerosis, and ischemic stroke. The risk group for manifestations of cardiovascular complications includes people with coronary artery disease, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, who underwent surgical procedures to restore blood flow in the vessels with atherosclerosis complications.
Contraindications
Prescribing the medicine to pregnant women, breast-feeding mothers, people with severe liver diseases is not allowed. Also, the drug is not taken with intolerance to the components contained in its composition. With caution, treatment with this agent is carried out with a deficiency of thyroid hormones, alcoholism, diabetes mellitus, arterial hypotension, severe acute infections.
Side effects caused by the drug
The larger the dose the patient takes, the higher the risk of complex side effects. A large decrease in cholesterol can affect thinking and memory. Also, the effect of the drug on the body can be a cause of digestive disorders, muscle pain, fatigue, lethargy, headache, and insomnia.
The medicine "Liprimar" refers to the third generation of statins, which have a sparing effect on the body of sick people and cause a small list of side effects. However, according to reviews of people, although rare, they bring significant discomfort during therapy.
Identical Drug Substitutes
If you choose an analogue of Liprimar, according to the identity of its composition and effect on the body, you can focus on the following substitutions: the Atomax drug (360 rubles), the Atorvastatin tablets (127 rubles), the Canon drug (650 rubles) , the drug “Atoris” (604 rubles), the statin “Torvakard” (1090 rubles), the medicine “Tulip” (300 rubles), the tablets “Liptonorm” (400 rubles).
Testimonials of cardiologists about statins recommend that substitutes like Torvacard (made in Czech Republic) and Atoris (made in Slovenia) be chosen from this list.
Other cheap drugs, such as Liprimar (analogues), are described by patients as means that cause too pronounced side effects. While the original drug itself practically does not cause any discomfort, with the exception of rare cases.
It should also be noted that in the opinions of cardiologists there is often an opinion that it is better not to take Liprimar, analogues (Atorvastatin) of Russian origin. These include the Liptonorm tablets.
Choosing "Liprimar", analogues, cheaper, from the group of generics (identical substitutes), one should not be deceived about their effectiveness.
The drug "Rosulip"
The analogue of Liprimar can also be selected from the group of fourth-generation statins. These are drugs that greatly reduce cholesterol. They are considered an improved combination of efficacy and safety. Although doctors note their negative properties such as the effect on impaired renal function and a significant increase in blood sugar.
It is impossible to say that analogues of the Liprimar drug from this group of drugs are impossible. They are used on an equal footing. Indeed, for each patient, a certain drug is prescribed, which brings a minimum of discomfort during treatment.
The fourth-generation statins do not include atorvastatin, but the active element rosuvastatin. If drugs containing the first are well researched, then drugs containing the second have not yet been fully studied. However, they are widely applicable in medical cardiological practice.
The cheapest analogue of Liprimar from the fourth-generation group of statins is the Rosulip medicine. It costs 900 rubles. This medicine, unlike the Limprimar remedy, is not recommended for the treatment of children and adolescents. It is prescribed for acquired and hereditary hypercholesterolemia, in order to prevent the progressive development of atherosclerosis, as well as the prevention of strokes and heart attacks in patients without IHD, but predisposed to its development.
Not suitable for the treatment of pregnant and lactating mothers, as well as in patients who have an allergic reaction to rosuvastatin. Not prescribed for people with kidney and liver diseases.
It can cause abdominal discomfort - pain, colic, intestinal upset, memory loss, headaches, cough, shortness of breath, can disrupt thyroid function.
The opinions of patients about this medicine are mixed. Those who switch to its use with the Liprimar therapy say that there are no special differences. And those who use only the “Rosulip” medicine, denies an increase in blood sugar during treatment with it.
The drug "Crestor"
The Liprimar analogue (replacement) from the group of drugs containing rosuvastatin in its composition can also be expensive. For example, the drug "Crestor" costs 1,500 rubles. Many cardiologists and patients themselves who have experienced its effect on themselves respond positively to its effectiveness.
It is prescribed if it is necessary to slow down the processes of atherosclerosis, with hereditary and mixed hypercholesterolemia. May cause dizziness, skin itching, headaches, provoke type 2 diabetes.
Not prescribed for people with kidney and liver diseases.
Medication "Simgal"
The Liprimar medicine is not always applicable for lowering cholesterol. Analogues of the drug from the group of statins of the first generation also cope with this task. These are medicines with natural ingredients, but they should not be considered safer. They can also cause serious side effects.
The medicine "Simgal" from this group can replace the drug "Liprimar". It costs a little cheaper - 1300 rubles. The active substance contained in its composition, similar to atorvastatin - simvastatin. It is prescribed for coronary heart disease, primary and hereditary hyperlipidemia.
People who have nevertheless heard about generations of statins, according to their reviews, choose drugs from the group of the third and fourth generation thereof for treatment, considering them more perfect and safe. But doctors say that there are no safe statins. Both natural and synthetic cause serious side effects, so they select medicine for each sick person individually.
The medicine "Zokor"
Such a drug as Zokor, which also contains simvastatin, can be a worthy replacement for Liprimar. Its cost is 800 rubles. Both patients and pharmacists respond positively to it. It can cause defects such as headaches, peripheral neuropathy, muscle cramps, itchy skin, shortness of breath.
Means "Simvastol"
This medicine can also replace the drug "Liprimar", it includes simvastatin. It costs 400 rubles. With the opinion of specialists about cheap replacements, you read above.
On the positive side, the Liprimar drug is characterized by instructions for use, reviews. Analogues of this medication are not always encouraging with quality, but, nevertheless, in order to save them, they are used in the treatment of patients at risk of primary or recurrent heart diseases.
The drug "Simvastol" can cause headaches, convulsions, memory disorders, muscle pain, decreased potency, arthritis, anemia, acute renal failure.
Despite the large list of interchangeable statins, only the attending physician should prescribe them strictly according to the prescription, determining the individual dose to a particular patient.