Who today does not know the fashionable and terrible word "Cholesterol"? Improper nutrition, a passive lifestyle often lead to the fact that the level of this substance in the body increases so much that it begins to threaten a person’s life. If diets do not help, therapists or nutritionists can prescribe treatment with a drug designed to lower cholesterol.
"Vazilip", the instruction provides detailed information about this, most often prescribed to patients if diet therapy was ineffective for them, and the patient is at risk of coronary sclerosis. The same drug is recommended for people with high cholesterol or overweight for the prevention of myocardial infarction, cerebrovascular accident, coronary artery disease.
The active substance of the drug "Vasilip", the instruction explains this, is simvastatin. In addition to it, the composition of the tablets includes lactose monohydrate, anhydrous citric acid, pregelatinized and corn starch, ascorbic acid, magnesium stearate and microcrystalline cellulose.
Why do you need to know the composition of the Vazilip in such detail? The instruction explains that the composition of any drug includes active and auxiliary substances. Sometimes any of these substances can trigger an allergic reaction. In this case, the doctor must select a drug that does not include a substance, which in this case is an allergen.
"Vasilip" is available in the form of white biconvex tablets with a risk and a chamfer on one side. Cardboard boxes with two or four blisters of seven tablets are usually sold.
How does Vasilip work? Its use helps to achieve an anti-atherosclerotic effect, because simvastatin acts on the walls of blood vessels, the main components of the blood. Simvastatin destroys cholesterol plaques, promotes the growth of smooth muscle cells inside blood vessels.
"Vasilip", the instruction especially insists on this, is effective only if the hypocholesterol diet is followed . The dosage, as usual, is selected by the attending nutritionist or therapist based on the characteristics of the particular patient. On average, a medicine is taken once a day for 1 tablet.
"Vasilip", reviews of doctors and people who have undergone treatment with this hypolipidemic agent, sometimes (especially with the wrong dosage), can cause stool disorder, mild nausea. Sometimes dizziness or headache occurs. Sleep is rarely disturbed, taste sensations are distorted, convulsions or visual disturbances occur. If the patient did not inform his doctor about this, but continued taking the medicine, then he may develop anemia, tachycardia, peripheral neuropathy.
In addition, the drug can cause various types of allergic reactions: lupus syndrome, photosensitivity, the appearance of burning, itching, angioedema, shortness of breath.
To prevent the occurrence of such side effects, the medicine can be used only on the advice of a doctor and under his supervision.
It should be remembered that "Vazilip" is not indicated for use by people with high transaminase, pregnant, lactating, boys and girls under 18 years of age.
With great care, Vazilip is prescribed to alcoholics, people with kidney failure, and those who are taking other drugs at the time of treatment.
In different pharmacies of the country, the drug costs differently. Usually it is in the range of 300-450 rubles. Since such a price is relatively high for a certain group of citizens, sometimes Vazilip, which is produced in Russia, is replaced by doctors with analogues of the drug. This may also be the Russian “Ariescor”, the Spanish “Avestatin”, the Dutch “Zokor”, the Croatian “Zorstat”, the Czech “Simvakard”.
All these drugs have the same active substance, but different auxiliary compositions. Therefore, before replacing the drug with its analogue, you must always consult the doctor who prescribes the treatment.