Nursing also bears responsibility for monitoring for adverse reactions, helping assess therapeutic effectiveness, offering counsel to the patient, and serving as
HYDROCORTISONE VALERATE (Hydrocortisone Valerate)
Breastfeeding Considerations: The consensus is that statins should not be used during breastfeeding due to disruption in the infant's lipid metabolism
However, elderly patients are more likely to have age-related muscle, liver, kidney, or heart problems, which may require caution in patients receiving rosuvastatin
Alone or as an adjunct to other LDL-C-lowering therapies in patients with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HoFH) to reduce LDL-C
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It may be given to you for other reasons
It works by slowing the production of cholesterol in the body to decrease the amount of cholesterol that may build up on the walls of the arteries and block blood flow to the heart, brain, and other parts of the body
Dosage and Administration, HeFH in Pediatric Patients (10 to 17 years of age) (2
Chronic alcoholic liver disease: Use with caution; known to increase rosuvastatin exposure; Dosing Considerations
For patients taking fostamatinib and febuxostat, the dose of CRESTOR should not exceed 20 mg once daily
Cholinergic agonists act at the same site as the neurotransmitter acetylcholine (ACh) and increase the activity of the ACh receptor sites throughout the body
Contraindicated in: Hypersensitivity, Active liver disease or unexplained persistent elevations in AST and ALT, OB: Potential for fetal anomalies, 1
Classification - Statins are medications that help decrease the blood cholesterol level
Common side effects include headache, nausea, and muscle pain
Rosuvastatin Drug Study generic name: rosuvastatin brand name: crestor drug illustration: mechanism of action: side reaction rosuvastatin selectively and especially with regard to fat consumption
Do not breastfeed while you are
The So a few nursing considerations that we need to consider for atorvastatin is it is contraindicated in patients with active liver disease