- Primary and familial hypercholesterolemia
- Hyperlipidemias
Initial dose: 10mg OD (adjusted according to response)
Tablets:
- 10mg
- 20mg
- 40mg
Can be taken any time but some advise to take at night because that’s when cholesterol is perceived to be high.
It is a HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor (statin).
It inhibits rate-limiting step in cholesterol biosynthesis by competitively inhibiting HMG-CoA reductase.
- GI disturbances
- Myopathy
- Insomnia
- UTI
- Headaches
- Skin rashes
- Dizziness
- Pregnancy- can interfere with foetal sterol synthesis
- Acute liver disease
- Use with caution in patients with severe renal impairment
- Children <18 years old
- Alcohol
- Antacids
- Cyclosporine
- Gemfibrozil
- Itraconazole
- Etoconazole
- Erythromycin
- Clarithromycin
- HIV-protease inhibitors
- Nefazodone
- Fibric acid
- Nicotinic acid
- Mibefradil
Drug Status
| Availability | Prescription only |
| Pregnancy | Category C; Contraindicated |
| Breastfeeding | Not recommended |
| Schedule | Not controlled |
| BRAND NAME | STRENGTH | FORMULATION | PACK SIZE | MANUFACTURER | DISTRIBUTOR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atorec | 10mg | Tablet | 30’s | Emcure Pharma | Lazor Pharma |
| Atorec | 20mg | Tablet | 30’s | Emcure Pharma | Lazor Pharma |
| Atorem | 20mg | Tablet | 30’s | MSN Labs | Simba Pharma |
| Atorem | 40mg | Tablet | 30’s | MSN Labs | Simba Pharma |
| Atorfit | 10mg | Tablet | 30’s | Ajanta Pharma | Harley’s Ltd |
| Atorfit | 20mg | Tablet | 30’s | Ajanta Pharma | Harley’s Ltd |
| Atorid | 10mg | Tablet | 30’s | Zest Pharma | Synermed Pharma |
| Atorid | 20mg | Tablet | 30’s | Zest Pharma | Synermed Pharma |
| Atorid | 40mg | Tablet | 30’s | Zest Pharma | Synermed Pharma |
| Atorid | 80mg | Tablet | 30’s | Zest Pharma | Synermed Pharma |
| Atorin | 10mg | Tablet | 30’s | Medley Pharma | Zawadi Healthcare |
| Atorin | 20mg | Tablet | 30’s | Medley Pharma | Zawadi Healthcare |
| Atorlip | 10mg | Tablet | 30’s | Cipla Ltd | Imperial Managed |
| Atorlip | 20mg | Tablet | 30’s | Cipla Ltd | Imperial Managed |
| Atorlip | 40mg | Tablet | 30’s | Cipla Ltd | Imperial Managed |
| Atormed | 10mg | Tablet | 30’s | Medistar Pharma | Medistar Pharma |
| Atormed | 20mg | Tablet | 30’s | Medistar Pharma | Medistar Pharma |
| Atorva | 20mg | Tablet | 30’s | Cadila Healthcare | Cadila Healthcare |
| Atorva | 40mg | Tablet | 30’s | Cadila Healthcare | Cadila Healthcare |
| Atorva | 10 mg | Tablet | 30’s | Cadila Healthcare | Cadila Healthcare |
| Atova | 20 mg | Tablet | 20’S | Beximco Pharma | Madawa Pharma |
| Atrona | 20mg | Tablet | 30’s | Zawadi Healthcare | Zawadi Healthcare |
| Atrona | 40mg | Tablet | 30’s | Zawadi Healthcare | Zawadi Healthcare |
| Atstat | 20mg | Tablet | 30’s | Ind-Swift Ltd | Ind-Swift Ltd |
| Atstat | 10mg | Tablet | 30’S | Ind-Swift Ltd | Ind-Swift Ltd |
| Avas | 40mg | Tablet | 30’s | Micro Labs | Micro Labs |
| Avas | 10mg | Tablet | 30’s | Micro Labs | Micro Labs |
| Avas | 20mg | Tablet | 30’s | Micro Labs | Micro Labs |
| Avastatin | 10mg | Tablet | 28’s | Cosmos Ltd | Cosmos Ltd |
| Avastatin | 20mg | Tablet | 28’s | Cosmos Ltd | Cosmos Ltd |
| Avastatin | 40mg | Tablet | 28’s | Cosmos Ltd | Cosmos Ltd |
| Aztor | 10mg | Tablet | 10’s | Sun Pharma | Sun Pharma |
| Aztor | 20mg | Tablet | 10’s | Sun Pharma | Sun Pharma |
| Aztor | 40mg | Tablet | 10’s | Sun Pharma | Sun Pharma |
| Caditor | 10mg | Tablet | 30’s | Cadila Pharm | Cadila Pharm |
| Caditor | 20mg | Tablet | 30’s | Cadila Pharm | Cadila Pharm |
| Caditor | 40mg | Tablet | 30’s | Cadila Pharm | Cadila Pharm |
| Caditor | 80mg | Tablet | 30’s | Cadila Pharm | Cadila Pharm |
| Cholestrom | 10mg | Tablet | 30’s | Dafra Pharm | Energia Pharm |
| Cholestrom | 20mg | Tablet | 30’s | Dafra Pharm | Energia Pharm |
| Colastin-L | 10mg | Tablet | 30’S | Pharmaco Healthcare | Pharmaco Healthcare |
| Colastin-L | 20mg | Tablet | 30’S | Pharmaco Healthcare | Pharmaco Healthcare |
| Colestop | 20mg | Tablet | 30’s | Sandoz GMBH | Novartis Kenya |
| Emstat | 20mg | Tablet | 30’s | Medopharm C/O Medox | Medox Pharma |
| Lipideal | 10mg | Tablet | 30’s | Biodeal Labs | Biodeal Labs |
| Lipideal | 20mg | Tablet | 30’s | Biodeal Labs | Biodeal Labs |
| Lipiget | 10mg | Tablet | 10’s | Getz Pharma | Surgipharm Ltd |
| Lipiget | 20mg | Tablet | 10’s | Getz Pharma | Surgipharm Ltd |
| Lipiget | 40mg | Tablet | 10’s | Getz Pharma | Surgipharm Ltd |
| Lipilab | 10mg | Tablet | 30’s | Laboratory & Allied | Laboratory & Allied |
| Lipilab | 20mg | Tablet | 30’s | Laboratory & Allied | Laboratory & Allied |
| Lipitas | 10mg | Tablet | 10’s | Intas Pharma | Accord Healthcare |
| Lipitas | 20mg | Tablet | 10’s | Intas Pharma | Accord Healthcare |
| Lipitas | 40mg | Tablet | 10’s | Intas Pharma | Accord Healthcare |
| Lipitas | 80mg | Tablet | 10’s | Intas Pharma | Accord Healthcare |
| Lipitor | 10mg | Tablet | 30’s | Pfizer Labs | Pfizer Labs |
| Lipitor | 40mg | Tablet | 30’s | Pfizer Labs | Pfizer Labs |
| Lipitor | 20mg | Tablet | 30’s | Pfizer Labs | Pfizer Labs |
| Lipitor | 80mg | Tablet | 30’s | Pfizer Labs | Pfizer Labs |
| Lipsava | 20mg | Tablet | 30’s | Sava Healthcare C/O Medox | Medox Pharma |
| Lolip | 10mg | Tablet | 30’s | Universal Corporation | Universal Corporation |
| Lolip | 20mg | Tablet | 30’s | Universal Corporation | Universal Corporation |
| Optilip | 10mg | Tablet | 30’s | Innocia Lifesciences | Wessex Pharma |
| Optilip | 20mg | Tablet | 30’s | Innocia Lifesciences | Wessex Pharma |
| Optilip | 40mg | Tablet | 30’s | Innocia Lifesciences | Wessex Pharma |
| Optilip | 80mg | Tablet | 30’s | Innocia Lifesciences | Wessex Pharma |
| Tg-Tor | 10mg | Tablet | 10’s | Unichem Labs | Europa Healthcare |
| Tg-Tor | 20mg | Tablet | 10’s | Unichem Labs | Europa Healthcare |
| Torvast | 20mg | Tablet | 30’s | Macleods Pharma | Sai Pharma |
| Umestatin | 10mg | Tablet | 30’s | Umedica Labs | Unisel Ltd |
| Umestatin | 20mg | Tablet | 30’s | Umedica Labs | Unisel Ltd |
| Umestatin | 40mg | Tablet | 30’s | Umedica Labs | Unisel Ltd |