"Roxer": analogues of the preparation

The preparation of "Roxer", analogues and instructions for the use of which we will consider later in the article, refers to lipid-lowering drugs. They are prescribed for violations of fat metabolism, accompanied by an increase in the number of lipoproteins or lipids in the blood plasma. This condition can be either genetically determined or proven to be acquired, but due to asymptomatic conditions, it is usually detected by chance, during a screening study of lipid levels.

Taking the same medicines helps the patient avoid a large number of serious illnesses and maintain good health.

Which of the analogues is better than

In medicine, the drug "Roxer" is considered to be quite effective and safe. So, it should be noted that the first positive changes in its application can be observed after a few days after the start of treatment( although the maximum therapeutic effect occurs about a month later).

But, as underlined by the instruction available to the "Roxer" drug, reviews( even very positive ones) do not solve everything. After all, for some patients this remedy for some reason does not fit, and they have to turn to analogues.

In such cases, a replacement medicine from a large list of drugs with a similar effect should be selected by the doctor, sometimes even by trial and error. After all, the effect and dosage of drugs are very individual.

Composition of the preparation "Roxera", manufacturer and analogues of

The main active ingredient in the composition of the "Roxer" tablets is rosuvastine, which is an inhibitor( ie, substance suppressing the course of physicochemical processes) of a special enzyme that participates in the processof cholesterol.

In addition, the described drug includes:

• crospovidone, magnesium stearate,
• anhydrous lactose,
• microcrystalline cellulose,
• anhydrous colloidal silicon dioxide.

No less effective are the analogues of the drug "Roxer" - the drugs "Krestor" and "Atoris".They have a similar principle of action, but in the means of "Roxer" and "Krestor" the same main active substance, and the drug "Atoris" is atorvastatin.

List of generic tablets "Roxer"

In addition to the above, the described statin has a fairly large list of generics. We list only those that, according to experts, are bioequivalent, that is, their effect on the patient's body is the most similar. So, the most popular analogues in Ukraine, Belarus and Russia for the drug "Roxera" are:

• "Akorta",
• "Cleavas",
• "Roviks",
• "Rosvar",
• "Rosulip",
• "Rosart",
• "Mertenil",
• "Rosuvastatin Sandoz",
• "Fastron", etc.

They differ somewhat in speed of effect: the slowest in this regard is "Atoris", which is often prescribed as a preventive agent. But for all analogues it is common that positive changes are visible already in the first weeks of treatment.

In which cases are used the preparation "Roxera" and its analogues

Similar to the analogs and the very drug "Roxer" indications for use are the same - the presence of a patient atherosclerosis, primary, mixed or homozygous hypercholesterolemia, ischemic heart disease, arterial hypertension,as well as complications after vascular disease.

Specialists strongly advise taking statins for patients with a genetic predisposition to cardiovascular disease and hypercholesterolemia. To support your body with hypolipidemic drugs, doctors recommend that people who abuse alcohol and smoking.

Each patient receives the individual dose and duration of the therapeutic course. So, some of the patients, after achieving positive results, stop taking the drug, while others have to take it for life to prevent it.

How is the treatment with the drug "Roxer": instruction for use

Analogues of the drug and the drug itself, "Roxer" are available in the form of tablets, which, by the way, can not be divided, grinded or chewed before use. Take them regardless of food, swallowing the entire prescribed dose of the drug entirely and washing down with water.

Treatment with these agents always begins with small doses( 10 mg once a day).At the same time, multiple factors are necessarily taken into account, including what preparations the patient takes in parallel, and also in what state are his liver and kidneys. After the control laboratory tests, which are carried out about a month after the start of therapy, the initial dose can be increased to 20 mg. In some cases, patients who have homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia, the dose is increased to 40 mg. By the way, the use of high doses of the drug "Roxer" requires constant monitoring of the patient's condition.

As the instruction to the drug emphasizes, for its greater effectiveness, attention should be paid not only to the concentration of triglycerides and cholesterol in the patient's blood, but also to his age, gender and race. This is explained by the fact that the concentration of these substances, depending on the parameters mentioned, may be different - for example, in Indians and Mongoloids it is higher, and therefore the doses necessary for its recovery will be different than for Caucasoids.

Contraindications for the use of the drug "Roxer"

As mentioned above, the drug should be prescribed by a doctor. At the same time, specialists take into account the fact that with exacerbation of liver diseases, during pregnancy and lactation, as well as with severe renal failure, the drug "Roxer" or its analogs are not prescribed.

They are also contraindicated for patients with neuromuscular diseases( in particular, with myopathy), patients taking simultaneously as an antidepressant "Ciclosporin", women of reproductive age who do not use contraceptives, as well as children under the age of eighteen, and the elderlypeople after 70 years.

Dangerous for hypersensitivity to the components of tablets.

Side effects of

The drug "Roxer", the analogs of this remedy - they all can cause side effects as a result. To them it is necessary to attribute first of all an allergic reaction to the components of the preparations, which manifests itself in the form of itching, rashes on the skin and urticaria, up to the development of angioedema.

There are patients and abnormalities of the gastrointestinal function, which are expressed by pain in the abdomen, attacks of nausea and in rare cases vomiting. There are also cases of pancreatitis development, skeletal muscle functioning disorders, manifested most often in the form of myalgia( pain in the muscles) or less often - myopathy, as well as the phenomenon of asthenia.

There may be abnormalities in the kidneys and urinary tracts, accompanied by an increase in the amount of protein in the urine.

When appointing the drug "Roxer" should also take into account the possibility of its impact on laboratory indicators. The activity of creatine kinase may increase, the concentration of glucose or bilirubin, and thyroid hormones may change.

Possibility of overdose

If the prescribed dose of the drug is exceeded, there is a possibility of an overdose with the drug "Roxer".The manufacturer of this drug emphasizes that when a single dose of an increased dose of clinically significant manifestations of an overdose was not observed.

In case of signs of intoxication, the patient is shown symptomatic treatment and maintenance therapy. Recommended and further monitoring of liver function, as well as activity of creatine kinase.

Taking lipid-lowering medications should be taken seriously!

The drug "Roxer"( analogues as well) does not apply to medicines intended for self-administration. They can not be thoughtlessly, in a quick way, "knocking down cholesterol," as it seems to some frivolous patients. Therefore, lipid-lowering drugs are dispensed only with the prescription of a doctor, and they are treated in individual dosages and with constant laboratory control of the results.

If the patient is prescribed a tablet of "Roxer" or their analogs, he must find out from the attending physician what unwanted effects should be feared, how to behave when they appear, specify the schedule for blood donation for control, etc.

Only when these conditions are met, statins can be the means that will significantly prolong the life of the patient and improve his health.