EZECHOL 10MG 30TABS

Ezetimibe tablets 10 mg


What Ezetimibe is and what it is used for

• Ezetimibe is a medicine to lower increased levels of cholesterol. Ezetimibe lowers levels of total cholesterol, "bad" cholesterol (LDL cholesterol), and fatty substances called triglycerides in the blood. In addition, Ezetimibe raises levels of "good" cholesterol (HDL cholesterol). Ezetimibe, the active ingredient of Ezetimibe tablets, works by reducing the cholesterol absorbed in your digestive tract.
• Ezetimibe adds to the cholesterol-lowering effect of statins; a group of medicines that reduce the cholesterol your body makes by itself.
• Cholesterol is one of several fatty substances found in the bloodstream. Your total cholesterol is made up mainly of LDL and HDL cholesterol.
• LDL cholesterol is often called “bad” cholesterol because it can build up in the walls of your arteries forming plaque. Eventually this plaque build-up can lead to a narrowing of the arteries. This narrowing can slow or block blood flow to vital organs such as the heart and brain. This blocking of blood flow can result in a heart attack or stroke.
• HDL cholesterol is often called “good” cholesterol because it helps keep the bad cholesterol from building up in the arteries and protects against heart disease.
• Triglycerides are another form of fat in your blood that may increase your risk for heart disease.
• Ezetimibe is used for patients who cannot control their cholesterol levels by cholesterol lowering diet alone.
• You should stay on your cholesterol lowering diet while taking this medicine.

Ezetimibe is used in addition to your cholesterol lowering diet if you have:

• a raised cholesterol level in your blood (primary hypercholesterolaemia [heterozygous familial and non-familial]). It may be used on its own, when statin treatment is inappropriate or is not tolerated or together with a statin when your cholesterol level is not well controlled with a statin alone
• a hereditary illness that increases the cholesterol level in your blood (known as (homozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia). You will also be prescribed a statin and may also receive other treatments
• If you have heart disease, Ezetimibe combined with cholesterol-lowering medicines called statins reduces the risk of heart attack, stroke, surgery to increase heart blood flow, or hospitalisation for chest pain.
Ezetimibe does not help you lose weight

What you need to know before you use Ezetimibe

Do not use Ezetimibe

Tell your doctor if you:

• if you are allergic to Ezetimibe or any other ingredient of this medicine