⚠️Prescription Required

Mactor 40mg Tablet 10’s contains ‘Atorvastatin’ which works by slowing the production of cholesterol in the body to decrease the amount of cholesterol that may build up on the arteries walls and block blood flow to the heart, brain, and other parts of the body. Mactor 40mg Tablet 10’s helps to decrease the production of cholesterol that may build up in the blood vessels (arteries) of the heart, brain, and other parts of the body. Lowering cholesterol levels helps prevent heart diseases such as heart attacks and strokes in the future. Mactor 40mg Tablet 10’s can also be prescribed for people with a family history of raised cholesterol in coronary heart disease or long-term health conditions of type 1, type 2 diabetes, or rheumatoid arthritis.

Caution:
The prescribed dose of Mactor 40mg Tablet 10’s is daily once a day at the same time. Your doctor will advise you on how often you take your tablets based on your medical condition. You can take Mactor 40mg Tablet 10’s with food or without food. It should be swallowed whole with a glass of water. Do not chew, bite, or break it. In a few cases, you may experience allergic reactions, hyperglycaemia (excess of glucose in the bloodstream), headache, vision blurred, pain, constipation, nausea, diarrhoea, muscle spasms, joint swelling, and back pain. Most of these side effects of Mactor 40mg Tablet 10’s do not require medical attention and gradually resolve over time. Consult your doctor immediately if you have yellowing eye/skin (jaundice), dark urine, or repeated unexplained muscular pain.

Warning:
Mactor 40mg Tablet 10’s may cause a breakdown of skeletal muscle tissue, leading to kidney failure. This condition usually occurs in the elderly, people with kidney disease, and poorly controlled hypothyroidism (underactive thyroid). Mactor 40mg Tablet 10’s should not be prescribed to children less than ten years of age.

You should contact a doctor before if you have had an allergic reaction to Mactor 40mg Tablet 10’s, have liver or kidney problems, pregnant or planning to get pregnant, are breastfeeding, have severe lung disease, have a previous heart attack or stroke caused by bleeding in the brain, have hypothyroidism, drink more than two servings of alcohol per day and have a muscle disorder (fibromyalgia). The efficiency of Mactor 40mg Tablet 10’s can be increased by taking low-fat or cholesterol-containing food and drinks.

Uses of Mactor 40mg Tablet 10’s
High cholesterol

Medicinal Benefits
Mactor 40mg Tablet 10’s taken with dietary measures helps treat high cholesterol, especially for heart patients when initial dietary measures fail to lower cholesterol. It helps lower the bad cholesterol (LDL) and increases the level of good cholesterol (HDL) in the state of dyslipidaemia or hyperlipidaemia.

Mactor 40mg Tablet 10’s is considered more effective compared to other statins. Mactor 40mg Tablet 10’s also lowers the amount of fat or cholesterol deposition (plaque) in the heart’s arteries, thereby reducing the chance of having a heart attack or stroke in the future.

Directions for Use
Swallow Mactor 40mg Tablet 10’s as a whole with water; do not crush, break or chew it.

Storage
Store in a cool and dry place away from sunlight

Side Effects of Mactor 40mg Tablet 10’s

• Headache
• Blurred Vision
• Muscle Weakness
• Allergic Reactions
• Hyperglycaemia (Excess glucose in the bloodstream)
• Constipation
• Nausea
• Diarrhoea
• Joint Swelling
• Back Pain