Lipcut
Lipcut is a medicine that lowers 'bad' cholesterol (LDL) and triglycerides in your blood and increases 'good' cholesterol (HDL), helping to reduce the risk of heart disease.
Form
tabletti, kalvopäällysteinen
Strength
40 mg
Active Ingredient
Simvastatin
Manufacturer
Sandoz A/S
How to Use
Dosage
Your doctor will decide your dose. The usual starting dose for adults is 10 mg or 20 mg daily, sometimes 40 mg. For children (10-17 years old), the starting dose is 10 mg daily.
Method
Take Lipcut once a day, in the evening. You can take it with or without food. The tablet can be divided.
Important
For adults, the maximum daily dose is 80 mg. For children (10-17 years old), the maximum daily dose is 40 mg.
Possible Side Effects
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- •Muscle pain, tenderness, weakness, or cramps. This can be serious and may lead to kidney damage, or rarely, death.
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- •Severe allergic reactions, such as swelling of the face, tongue, and throat causing breathing problems (angioedema), severe muscle pain, skin rash with weakness, joint pain or inflammation, inflammation of blood vessels, unusual bruising, skin changes and swelling (dermatomyositis), hives, light sensitivity, fever, redness, shortness of breath, feeling unwell, or lupus-like symptoms (rash, joint pain, blood cell changes).
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- •Liver inflammation with symptoms like yellowing of the skin or eyes, itching, dark urine, pale stools, tiredness, weakness, loss of appetite; very rarely liver failure.
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- •Pancreatitis, often with severe stomach pain.
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- •Low red blood cell count (anemia).
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- •Numbness or weakness in arms and legs, headache, tingling, dizziness.
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- •Blurred vision and impaired vision.
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- •Stomach pain, constipation, gas, indigestion, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting.
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- •Rash, itching, hair loss.
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- •Weakness.
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- •Increased liver function values and a muscle enzyme (creatine kinase) in blood tests.
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- •Memory loss, confusion.
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- •Insomnia, sleep disturbances including nightmares.
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- •Impaired memory.
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- •A severe allergic reaction that causes breathing difficulties or dizziness (anaphylaxis).
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- •Breast enlargement in men (gynecomastia).
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- •Rash or sores in the mouth (lichenoid drug eruption).
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- •Muscle tear.
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- •Erectile dysfunction.
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- •Depression.
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- •Lung inflammation causing breathing difficulties, including persistent cough and/or shortness of breath or fever.
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- •Tendon problems, sometimes with a ruptured tendon.
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- •Persistent muscle weakness.
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- •Myasthenia gravis (a disease causing general muscle weakness, sometimes also in breathing muscles).
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- •Ocular myasthenia (a disease causing weakness in eye muscles).
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- •Sexual dysfunction.
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- •Diabetes (more likely if you have high blood sugar, high blood fats, are overweight, and have high blood pressure).
Important Warnings
- Do not take if you are allergic to simvastatin or any other ingredient in Lipcut.
- Do not take if you have liver disease, are pregnant, or breastfeeding.
- Avoid certain medications like some antifungals, antibiotics, HIV drugs, hepatitis C drugs, antidepressants, and other cholesterol-lowering drugs. Always tell your doctor about all your medications.
- Do not take more than 40 mg of Lipcut daily if you are also taking lomitapide.
- Tell your doctor if you drink a lot of alcohol or have kidney or thyroid problems.
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- If you have taken fusidic acid (for bacterial infections) in the last 7 days, stop Lipcut temporarily as it can cause severe muscle problems.
- Inform your doctor if you have myasthenia (a muscle weakness condition) as statins can sometimes worsen it.
- Contact your doctor immediately if you experience unexplained muscle pain, tenderness, or weakness. These symptoms can be serious and may lead to kidney damage or, rarely, death.
- Avoid drinking grapefruit juice while taking Lipcut, as it can affect how the medicine works.
Use in Elderly Patients
Category C
Suitable for older adults, with specific precautions. Reduce the dose in severe renal impairment. Possible adverse effects include muscle pain and muscular weakness. Consider potential interactions. Avoid grapefruit. (updated 17.4.2023)