Efficacy and Side Effects of Pitavastatin Calcium

Pitavastatin Calcium works to regulate blood lipids, and side effects include digestive abnormalities, allergic reactions, psychoneurological abnormalities, and muscle discomfort. Pitavastatin Calcium, commonly used in clinical dosage forms including tablets and dispersible tablets, is a lipid-regulating drug that works by inhibiting the rate-limiting enzyme necessary for the synthesis of cholesterol, and is mostly used in the treatment of hypercholesterolemia and familial hypercholesterolemia. Adverse effects of this drug include digestive system abnormalities (such as belching (hiccups), nausea, diarrhea, etc.), allergic reactions (such as rashes, itching, etc.), psychoneurological abnormalities (such as numbness, dizziness, headache, etc.), muscular discomfort (such as muscle aches, feeling of weakness, etc.), anemia, etc., and in severe cases, it may also lead to myopathy, rhabdomyolysis, hepatic dysfunction and so on, which should be promptly consulted and treated by a doctor. It should be noted that the use of any preparation of Pitavastatin Calcium is prohibited for those who are allergic to any of the components of this drug, pregnant women, lactating women, those with biliary tract occlusion, patients with severe liver disease, and those who are taking cyclosporine. Patients should take any preparation of Pitavastatin Calcium as prescribed by the doctor and should not use the drug on their own to avoid inducing side effects.