Atorlip-5 is a drug which purpose is to lower the level of so-called bad cholesterol in the human organism. Its amount is identified due to the blood testing. The accumulation of low-density lipoprotein can lead to atherosclerosis. As the result, arteries are getting narrow causing cardiovascular complications as strokes, heart attacks, hypertonia, and peripheral artery disease. Liver fat can be also reduced thanks to the drugs. The other benefit is that the medicine increases the level of high-density lipoprotein.
Caduet consists of Amlodipine besylate and atorvastatin calcium. Caduet has a double mechanism of action; action of amlodipin as dihydropyridinic antagonist of calcium and for suppression of atorvastatin HMG-CoA reductase. It is taken for prevention of cardiovascular events at patients with hypertension, with three concurrent factors of cardiovascular risk, with cholesterol level from normal to moderately raised, without clinical manifestations of ischemic heart disease and also when according to the existing recommendations about treatment the combined use of amlodipin and low dose of atorvastatin is deemed appropriate.