Ezta 10 mg Tablet

Ezta 10 mg Tablet is an oral prescription medicine that contains ezetimibe 10 mg in each tablet. It belongs to the cholesterol-lowering drug class known as cholesterol absorption inhibitors. Ezta 10 mg Tablet is used to help lower elevated LDL (“bad”) cholesterol and total cholesterol, and it may also be used along with diet and other lipid-lowering medicines for people who need better cholesterol control.

How it works: Ezta 10 mg Tablet works in the small intestine, where ezetimibe blocks the absorption of cholesterol from food and bile. By reducing the amount of cholesterol that gets into the bloodstream, this tablet can help lower LDL cholesterol over time.

Ezta 10 mg Tablet is the standard tablet strength for ezetimibe and is the form most often used when a doctor wants the full usual dose in a simple once-daily tablet. Because there are no other strengths or forms listed for this brand, this product fits standard ezetimibe dosing rather than a low-dose or starter version. A doctor may choose Ezta 10 mg Tablet when cholesterol lowering is needed and a straightforward tablet is appropriate.

• Lowering LDL cholesterol
• Lowering total cholesterol
• Support for mixed dyslipidemia
• Use with diet therapy
• Use with other cholesterol medicines when prescribed

• Swallow Ezta 10 mg Tablet whole with water.
• Take it once daily exactly as your doctor directs.
• You may take the tablet with or without food.
• Try to take Ezta 10 mg Tablet at the same time each day.
• Do not crush, split, or chew the tablet unless your pharmacist or doctor tells you to.
• Keep following a cholesterol-lowering diet while taking this medicine.

Each Ezta 10 mg Tablet provides ezetimibe 10 mg. The usual dose is 10 mg once daily, and that is also the maximum recommended daily dose for this strength unless your doctor specifically instructs otherwise. Your doctor decides whether Ezta 10 mg Tablet should be used alone or with another cholesterol medicine based on your lab results and treatment plan.

Do not change your dose or stop the medicine without speaking to your doctor.

Common side effects of Ezetimibe may include:

• Diarrhea
• Joint pain
• Upper respiratory symptoms such as a runny nose or sore throat
• Sinusitis
• Back pain
• Tiredness

• Tell your doctor if you have liver disease or abnormal liver tests before taking Ezta 10 mg Tablet.
• If you take ezetimibe with a statin, the risk of muscle problems may be higher.
• Report unexplained muscle pain, tenderness, or weakness right away, especially if you also take another cholesterol medicine.
• Pregnant or breastfeeding patients should ask their doctor whether this medicine is appropriate.
• Tell your doctor about all prescription, over-the-counter, and herbal products you use.
• Keep using diet, exercise, and other lifestyle changes recommended for cholesterol control.
• This tablet does not treat chest pain or an emergency heart problem, so seek urgent care for sudden symptoms.

• Cyclosporine
• Bile acid sequestrants such as cholestyramine, colestipol, or colesevelam
• Fibrates such as gemfibrozil or fenofibrate
• Statins, because they can increase the chance of muscle-related side effects when used together

Store Ezta 10 mg Tablet in its original strip or box at room temperature, away from moisture, heat, and direct light.