Zetia
Zetia is a cholesterol medication containing Ezetimibe, available as 10mg tablets.
- Category
- Cholesterol
- Active ingredient
- Ezetimibe
- Route
- Oral use
- Form
- Tablet
- Strengths
- 10mg
You will receive a quality generic equivalent, depending on stock.
Prescription rules on Zetia vary by country.
Details
- Conditions
- Hypercholesterolaemia
- Alternative Name
- Ezetrol
- Therapeutic Class
- Cholesterol Absorption Inhibitor
- Pharmacological Class
- 2-azetidinone
- Minor Side Effects
- fatigue, abdominal pain
- Moderate Side Effects
- diarrhoea, myalgia
- Dosage Forms
- Tablet
- Administration Route
- Oral use
- Prescription Status
- Available without prescription
- Originator
- MSD
- Onset Time
- 1–2 weeks
- Duration
- 24 hours
- Storage Instructions
- Store at room temperature.
- Drug Interactions
- ciclosporin, warfarin
- Age Restrictions
- Safety in children <6 years not established.
What you will receive
Zetia is the originator brand name, made by MSD. We use it here to identify the medicine only; we are not affiliated with MSD and do not ship the original Zetia.
- You receive a generic equivalent: the same active ingredient (Ezetimibe) at the same dose, mostly recognised Indian branded generics from vetted manufacturers.
- The exact brand supplied depends on what is in stock at the dispatching warehouse.
- A regulated generic matches the original ingredient for ingredient by legal standard.