Medicines List

Description

Simvacor contains the active substance simvastatin and belongs to class of medicines called “statins”. Simvacor is a medicine used to lower levels of total cholesterol, “bad” cholesterol (LDL cholesterol), and fatty substances called triglycerides in the blood.

Indications

Hypercholesterolaemia
Simvacor is indicated for treatment of primary hypercholesterolaemia or mixed dyslipidaemia, as an adjunct to diet, when response to diet and other non-pharmacological treatments (e.g. exercise, weight reduction) is inadequate. Treatment of homozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia (HoFH) as an adjunct to diet and other lipid-lowering treatments (e.g. LDL apheresis) or if such treatments are not appropriate.

Cardiovascular prevention
Reduction of cardiovascular mortality and morbidity in patients with manifest atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease or diabetes mellitus, with either normal or increased cholesterol levels, as an adjunct to correction of other risk factors and other cardioprotective therapy.

Subject to medical prescription.

Concentration and pharmaceutical form: 10 mg, 20 mg, 40 mg film-coated tablets

Description

Irbesso belongs to a group of medicines known as angiotensin-II receptor antagonists and prevents the binding of angiotensin-II to these receptors, causing the blood vessels to relax and the blood pressure to lower. Irbesso slows the decrease of kidney function in patients with high blood pressure and type 2 diabetes.

Indications

Irbesso is indicated for:
– treatment of essential hypertension;
– treatment of renal disease in adult patients with hypertension and type 2 diabetes mellitus as part of an antihypertensive medicinal product regimen.

Subject to medical prescription.

Concentration and pharmaceutical form: 150 mg, 300 mg film-coated tablets

Description

Furoser contains furosemide – a loop diuretic, and is used to remove excess fluid accumulated in the body (oedema).

Indications

Furoser is used in cases of hypertensive crises, acute heart failure, acute renal failure, chronic renal failure, nephrotic syndrome and in the treatment of edema of cardiac, hepatic or renal origin.

Subject to medical prescription.

Concentration and pharmaceutical form: 10 mg/ml solution for injection

Description

Bisor belongs to a family of medicines called beta-blockers. By blocking cardiac β-receptors, the heart rate and stroke volume of the heart are decreased, as well as the oxygen consumption of the myocardium. The antihypertensive effect of β-blockers is due to inhibition of plasma renin activity.

Indications

Bisor is indicated for the treatment of:
– hypertension;
– chronic stable angina pectoris.

Subject to medical prescription.

Concentration and pharmaceutical form: 5 mg, 10 mg tablets