ROSUVASTATIN AND EZETIMIBE (ROSUVASTATIN AND EZETIMIBE) Nursing Considerations

What is the generic name?

ROSUVASTATIN AND EZETIMIBE

What is the Trade Name for ROSUVASTATIN AND EZETIMIBE?

ROSUVASTATIN AND EZETIMIBE

What are the Indications for ROSUVASTATIN AND EZETIMIBE?

• 1 INDICATIONS AND USAGE Rosuvastatin and ezetimibe tablets is indicated in adults: As an adjunct to diet in patients with primary non-familial hyperlipidemia to reduce low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C). Alone or as an adjunct to other LDL-C-lowering therapies in patients with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HoFH) to reduce LDL-C. Rosuvastatin and ezetimibe tablets is a combination of rosuvastatin, an HMG CoA-reductase inhibitor (statin), and ezetimibe, a dietary cholesterol absorption inhibitor, indicated in adults: As an adjunct to diet in patients with primary non-familial hyperlipidemia to reduce low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL- C). ( 1 ) Alone or as an adjunct to other LDL-C lowering therapies in patients with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HoFH) to reduce LDL-C. ( 1 )

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