CADUET TAB 10MG-20MG 30
Category: Prescription Drug
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CADUET is used to treat high blood pressure and high cholesterol (fat in the blood). CADUET can also be used for angina (a certain type of chest pain) and high cholesterol levels. CADUET is also used in people who have high blood pressure and coronary heart disease (CHD) or who are at risk of CHD (for example, if they have diabetes, a history of stroke, or small blood vessel disease).
CADUET is able to treat these conditions because it contains a combination of two medicines. One is amlodipine and the other is atorvastatin.
Amlodipine is used to lower high blood pressure (hypertension). There are usually no symptoms of hypertension. The only way of knowing that you have hypertension is to have your blood pressure checked on a regular basis. If high blood pressure is not treated it can lead to serious health problems.
Amlodipine belongs to a group of medicines called calcium channel blockers. They work by relaxing your blood vessels, making it easier for your heart to pump blood around the body and help increase the supply of blood and oxygen to your heart. Calcium channel blockers do not change the amount of calcium in your blood or bones.
Amlodipine is also used to treat angina. Angina is a pain or uncomfortable feeling in the chest, often spreading to the arms or neck, and sometimes to the shoulders and back. The pain of angina is due to a shortage of oxygen to the heart. Amlodipine is not for the relief of a sudden attack of angina. Your doctor will have given you other medication to treat this.
Atorvastatin, the other medicine in CADUET, belongs to a group of medicines called HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors and is used to lower high cholesterol.
Everyone has cholesterol in his or her blood. It is a type of blood fat needed by the body for things such as building cell lining, making bile acids (which help to digest food) and some hormones. However, too much cholesterol can be a problem.
Cholesterol is present in many foods and is also made in your body by the liver. If your body makes too much cholesterol or you take too much cholesterol in your diet, then your level becomes too high.
High cholesterol is more likely to occur with certain diseases or if you have a family history of high cholesterol.
There are different types of cholesterol. LDL, or low-density lipoprotein, is the `bad` cholesterol that can block your blood vessels. HDL, or high-density lipoprotein, cholesterol is the `good` cholesterol that is thought to remove the bad cholesterol from the blood vessels.
When you have high levels of `bad` cholesterol in your blood, it may begin to `stick` to the inside of your blood vessels instead of being carried to the parts of the body where it is needed. Over time, this can form hard areas, also called plaque, on the walls of your blood vessels, making it more difficult for the blood to flow. This blocking of your blood vessels can lead to several types of blood vessel disease, heart attack, angina and stroke.
There is another type of blood fat called triglyceride that is a source of energy. However, high levels of triglyceride can be associated with a low level of `good` cholesterol and may increase your risk of heart disease.
In some patients, atorvastatin is used to treat high cholesterol and high triglycerides together.
Atorvastatin does not reduce the cholesterol that comes from fat in food.
Therefore, when you are taking CADUET, you also need to follow a low fat diet. Your doctor may suggest other ways to help control your condition such as exercise, weight control and stopping smoking.
In most people, there are no symptoms of abnormal cholesterol or triglyceride levels. Your doctor can measure your levels with a simple blood test.
Your doctor may have prescribed CADUET for another reason.
Ask your doctor if you have any questions about why CADUET has been prescribed for you.
CADUET is not addictive.
This medicine is only available with a doctor`s prescription.
Take CADUET exactly as your doctor has prescribed.
Follow all directions given to you by your doctor or pharmacist. They may differ from the information contained in this leaflet.
If you do not understand the instructions on the box ask your doctor or pharmacist for help.
How much to take
Your doctor will decide the dose you should take. This will depend on your blood pressure, cholesterol and triglyceride levels.
CADUET is available in eight strengths; CADUET 5mg/10mg, CADUET 5mg/20mg, CADUET 5mg/40mg, CADUET 5mg/80mg, CADUET 10mg/10mg, CADUET 10mg/20mg, CADUET 10mg/40mg and CADUET 10mg/80mg. Your doctor will start you on one of these tablet strengths. Your doctor may need to adjust this dose after your blood pressure and cholesterol and fat levels in your blood have been checked. It is important that you keep your appointment to have these tests done.
How to take it
Swallow the tablet whole with a full glass of water.
Take your tablet once a day at about the same time each day, either morning or evening.
Taking your tablet at the same time each day will have the best effect. It will also help you to remember when to take it.
CADUET can be taken with or without food.
How long to take it
You must take CADUET every day. Continue taking your medicine for as long as your doctor tells you.
CADUET helps to lower cholesterol levels and blood pressure and control the symptoms of angina but does not cure your condition.
You may have to take this kind of medicine for the rest of your life.
If you stop taking CADUET, your blood pressure and cholesterol levels may rise again.
If you forget to take it
If you miss a dose and it is less than 12 hours from when you should take it, take it straight away, and then continue as normal the next day. Otherwise, skip that day`s dose but be sure to take the next day`s dose when it is due.
Do not take a double dose to make up for the dose that you missed.
This may increase the chance of getting an unwanted side effect.
If you have trouble remembering to take your tablets, ask your pharmacist for some hints.
If you take too much (overdose)
Immediately telephone your doctor or Poisons Information Centre – the telephone number is 131 126 in Australia. In New Zealand the contact numbers are 0800 POISON or 0800 764 766). Otherwise go to Accident and Emergency (Casualty) at your nearest hospital if you think you or anyone else may have taken too much CADUET. Do this even if there are no signs of discomfort or poisoning. You may need urgent medical attention. Keep telephone numbers of these facilities handy.
If you take too many tablets, you may feel dizzy, lightheaded or faint and have an irregular heartbeat.
Ingredients
Active ingredients
- CADUET 5 mg/10 mg Tablets contain amlodipine besylate equivalent to amlodipine 5 mg and atorvastatin calcium equivalent to atorvastatin 10mg.
- CADUET 5 mg/20 mg Tablets contain amlodipine besylate equivalent to amlodipine 5 mg and atorvastatin calcium equivalent to atorvastatin 20 mg.
- CADUET 5 mg/40 mg Tablets contain amlodipine besylate equivalent to amlodipine 5 mg and atorvastatin calcium equivalent to atorvastatin 40 mg.
- CADUET 5 mg/80 mg Tablets contain amlodipine besylate equivalent to amlodipine 5 mg and atorvastatin calcium equivalent to atorvastatin 80 mg.
- CADUET 10 mg/10 mg Tablets contain amlodipine besylate equivalent to amlodipine 10 mg and atorvastatin calcium equivalent to atorvastatin 10mg.
- CADUET 10 mg/20 mg Tablets contain amlodipine besylate equivalent to amlodipine 10 mg and atorvastatin calcium equivalent to atorvastatin 20 mg.
- CADUET 10 mg/40 mg Tablets contain amlodipine besylate equivalent to amlodipine 10 mg and atorvastatin calcium equivalent to atorvastatin 40 mg.
- CADUET 10 mg/80 mg Tablets contain amlodipine besylate equivalent to amlodipine 10 mg and atorvastatin calcium equivalent to atorvastatin 80 mg.
Inactive Ingredient
The inactive ingredients are:
- calcium carbonate
- croscarmellose sodium
- microcrystalline cellulose
- pregelatinised starch
- polysorbate 80
- hydroxypropylcellulose
- colloidal silicon dioxide (anyhydrous)
- magnesium stearate
- purified water
- Opadry II complete film coating system 85F28751 White
- Opadry II complete film coating system 85F10919 Blue
CADUET does not contain gluten, sugar or lactose.