Vytorin Side Effects
- feel tired or weak
- loss of appetite
- upper belly pain
- dark urine
- yellowing of your skin or the whites of your eyes
There are more serious adverse side effects associated with taking Vytorin:
- allergic reactions including swelling of the face, lips, tongue, and/or throat that may cause difficulty in breathing or swallowing
- rash or hives
- raised red rash with target-shaped lesions
- joint pain
- muscle pain
- alterations in some laboratory blood tests
- liver problems (oftentimes serious)
- inflammation of the pancreas
- nausea
- dizziness
- tingling sensation
- depression
- gallstones
- inflammation of the gallbladder
- trouble sleeping
- poor memory or memory loss
- confusion
- erectile dysfunction
- breathing problems including persistent cough or shortness of breath or fever
Warnings & Recalls for Vytorin
- Acute liver disease
- Pregnancy and breast feeding
- Antifungal medicines
- HIV medications
- Hepatitis C medications
- Certain antibiotics
- Nefazodone patients are discouraged from taking Vytorin
- Gemfibrozil patients are discouraged from taking Vytorin
- Cyclosporine
- Danazol
Concomitant administration of the following CYP3A4 inhibitors:
From the duration of March 2010 to February 2012, the FDA has consistently updated the contraindication information about Vytorin, the side effects and interactions with other drugs. However as of yet, there hasn’t been a recall initiated by the FDA.
Vytorin Treatment and Use
Vytorin | Ezetimibe/simvastatin is a drug that’s been coproduced by the two drug companies Merck & Co. and Schering-Plough Pharmaceuticals. It is a drug that’s used to treat abnormally high levels of cholesterol and fat in the blood of patients.
Ezetimibe acts to reduce cholesterol in the blood by inhibiting absorption of cholesterol in the small intestines by acting at the border of the intestine in inhibiting cholesterol absorption, which leads to a decrease in intestinal cholesterol being delivered to the liver.
Simvastatin is known as an HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor, or commonly referred to as a statin. This part of the composition of the drug works to block an enzyme that’s necessary for the human body to produce cholesterol.
With the synthesis of the two drugs, in medical science this drug is referred to as the drug “of last resort” and is almost never prescribed without a thorough evaluation and doctors’ consent.
Other Names for Vytorin
Ezetimibe /simvastatin
Lawsuits & Legal Information for Vytorin
Author:
Lainee Hooks
Posted on May 29, 2012
