What is atorvastatin used for?

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Ibsa Atorvastatin Afaan Oromootiin

Atorvastatin qoricha kolesteroolii dhiiga keessa jiru hir'isu dha, kan dhibee onnee fi stroke ittisuuf oolu. 1

Faayidaa Atorvastatin

  • Atorvastatin qoricha gosa "statin" jedhamutti kan argamu yoo ta'u, inni enzaayimii HMG-CoA reductase jedhamu dhoowwuun kolesteroolii qaama keessatti uumamu hir'isa 2
  • Kolesteroolii LDL (low-density lipoprotein) kan "kolesterooli hamaa" jedhamu hir'isuun dhibee onnee fi dhiiga dhorkachuu (stroke) irraa nama eega 3, 1
  • Trigliseraaydii dhiiga keessaa hir'isuun faayidaa qaba 2

Yeroo Atorvastatin itti fayyadamnu

  • Namoota dhibee onnee qabaniif, ykn sababa dhibee onneetiin hospitaala seenaniif 1
  • Namoota dhibee onnee hin qabne garuu riskii dhibee onnee qabaniif (kan akka dhiiga ol'aanaa, sukkaaraa, tuttuunsuu) 3
  • Namoota kolesteroolii dhiigaa ol'aanaa qabaniif (hyperlipidemia) 1
  • Namoota dhibee sukkaaraa (type 2 diabetes) qaban kan riskii dhibee onnee qabaniif 1
  • Namoota dhibee dhiiga dhorkachuu (stroke) qaban ykn riskii dhiiga dhorkachuu qabaniif 3

Haala Fayyadamaa fi Doozu

  • Atorvastatin doozu 10mg irraa jalqabee hanga 80mg guyyaatti kennama 3, 4
  • Yeroo baay'ee halkan fudhachuu qaba 1
  • Doozu isaa haala riskii dhibee onnee nama tokkoo irratti hundaa'ee murteeffama 4
  • Namoota dhibee onnee qabaniif, doozu 40-80mg guyyaatti kennama 4

Faayidaa Qorannoo Klinikaalaan Mirkaneeffame

  • Qorannoon ASCOT-LLA jedhamuun, atorvastatin 10mg fayyadamuun dhibee onnee namoota dhiiga ol'aanaa qaban keessatti 36% hir'isuu danda'e 4
  • Qorannoon PROVE IT jedhamuun, atorvastatin 80mg fayyadamuun namoota dhibee onnee qaban keessatti dhibee onnee irra deebi'ee uumamu 16% hir'ise 3, 4
  • Qorannoon SPARCL jedhamuun, atorvastatin fayyadamuun namoota dhibee dhiiga dhorkachuu (stroke) qaban keessatti irra deebi'ee dhiiga dhorkachuu 18% hir'ise 3

Miidhaa Danda'amu

  • Miidhaan atorvastatin baay'ee xiqqaa dha 1
  • Dhukkubbii maashaalee (myalgia) uumuu danda'a 1
  • Enzaayimii gandaa (liver enzymes) ol'aansuu danda'a, kanaaf qorannoo gandaa yeroo yeroon taasifamuu qaba 1
  • Rhabdomyolysis (miidhaa maashaalee cimaa) baay'ee darbee darbee uumama 1
  • Qoricha biroo waliin yoo fayyadamtan, doktora keessan beeksisuu qabdu 1

Akeekkachiisa

  • Yoo ulfa taatan ykn harma hoosistu, atorvastatin fayyadamuu hin qabdan 1
  • Yoo gandaa keessan rakkoo qabaattan, atorvastatin fayyadamuu hin qabdan 1
  • Yoo dhukkubbii maashaalee, dadhabina ykn dhukkubbii qabaattan, hatattamaan doktora keessan quunnamaa 1
  • Dhugaatii alkoolii baay'ee dhuguu irraa of qusadhaa 1

Walitti Dhufeenya Qoricha Biroo Waliin

  • Atorvastatin qoricha kanneen akka cyclosporine, gemfibrozil, erythromycin, clarithromycin, itraconazole, ketoconazole waliin fayyadamuun miidhaa maashaalee uumuu danda'a 1
  • Firii grapefruit baay'ee nyaachuun miidhaa atorvastatin dabaluu danda'a 1

Atorvastatin qoricha kolesteroolii hir'isuun dhibee onnee fi dhiiga dhorkachuu (stroke) irraa nama eeguuf faayidaa guddaa qaba. Garuu, yeroo hundaa akkaataa doktora keessaniin ajajametti fayyadamaa. 1

References

Guideline

Guideline Directed Topic Overview

Dr.Oracle Medical Advisory Board & Editors, 2025

Guideline

Cardioprotección con Atorvastatina

Praxis Medical Insights: Practical Summaries of Clinical Guidelines, 2025

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