Tricrest Capsule

Composition of Tricrest Capsule

Tricrest Capsule contains Rosuvastatin (20mg) + Clopidogrel (75mg) + Aspirin (75mg). It belongs to the Statin / lipid modifier and Blood thinner class of medicines.

Uses of Tricrest Capsule

• This medicine is used in the treatment of high cholesterol
• prevention of heart attack and stroke
• prevention of heart attack
• prevention of stroke and blood clots.

Key benefits

• Proven to reduce heart attacks and strokes
• Usually taken once a day
• Benefit continues for as long as you take it
• Substantially reduces the risk of heart attack and stroke

How Tricrest Capsule works

This medicine combines 3 active ingredients: Rosuvastatin, Clopidogrel and Aspirin. Rosuvastatin lowers the amount of bad cholesterol your liver makes and helps clear it from the blood, which slows the furring of your arteries. Clopidogrel makes your blood less likely to form a clot, which protects the narrowed arteries of the heart and brain. Aspirin makes your blood less likely to form a clot, which protects the narrowed arteries of the heart and brain.

How to take Tricrest Capsule

Swallow the capsule whole with a glass of water. Do not chew, crush or break it unless your doctor has told you to. Take it with or without food, usually in the evening. Taking it at about the same time each day helps you remember. Follow the dose and the duration written on your prescription.

Take it exactly as your doctor prescribed. Do not change the dose or stop early on your own.

Missed dose and overdose

If you miss a dose

Take it as soon as you remember. If your next dose is almost due, skip the one you missed — never take two doses together to catch up.

If you take too much

An overdose of this medicine is unlikely to cause immediate harm but may increase the risk of muscle and liver injury. It can cause serious and difficult-to-control bleeding. Do not wait for symptoms to appear — go to the nearest emergency department and take the pack or strip with you.

Side effects of Tricrest Capsule

Most side effects of Tricrest are mild and settle as the body adjusts. Reported side effects include:

• Muscle aches
• Headache
• Nausea
• Constipation or loose motions
• Raised liver enzymes
• Bruising easily
• Bleeding for longer from cuts
• Nosebleeds
• Indigestion
• Stomach pain

Stop the medicine and seek help immediately for a rash, swelling of the face or lips, wheezing or difficulty breathing. Tell your doctor about any side effect that persists or worries you.

Safety advice for Tricrest Capsule

Warnings and precautions

Report unexplained muscle pain, tenderness or weakness — especially with fever or dark urine — without waiting for your next appointment. Your doctor will check your liver with a blood test before starting and from time to time afterwards. Cholesterol medicines work silently; you will not feel their benefit, and that is not a reason to stop. Tell your doctor if you develop new or worsening diabetes symptoms. Seek urgent care for black or tarry stools, blood in the vomit or urine, a severe headache, or bleeding that will not stop. Tell every doctor and dentist treating you that you are on a blood thinner, well before any procedure. Never stop this medicine on your own before surgery or dental work — stopping it carries its own risk, and the decision is your doctor's. Avoid contact sports and take care with razors and sharp tools. Aspirin must not be given to children or teenagers with a fever or a viral illness — it is linked to Reye's syndrome, a rare but serious condition affecting the brain and liver. Low-dose aspirin for the heart is a lifelong treatment. Do not stop it before surgery or dental work without asking the doctor who prescribed it.

Do not take Tricrest if

Not for anyone with a known allergy to this medicine or to any ingredient in the pack. Must not be used in pregnancy or while breastfeeding. Not for people with active liver disease. Not for people with active bleeding, a bleeding disorder, or a recent bleed into the brain.

Interactions with other medicines

Grapefruit juice raises the level of some statins — avoid it. Certain antibiotics, antifungals and fibrates increase the risk of muscle damage when combined. Anti-inflammatory painkillers, including over-the-counter ones, sharply raise the bleeding risk. Combining two blood thinners multiplies the risk — never add one yourself. Tell your doctor about all herbal products; several affect clotting.

How to store Tricrest Capsule

Store below 30°C in the original pack, away from direct sunlight and moisture. Keep out of the reach of children.

Expert advice for Tricrest Capsule

Continue your diet, exercise and, above all, stopping smoking — the medicine adds to these, not replaces them. Get your lipid profile repeated as your doctor advises. Carry a card or note saying which blood thinner you take. Take it at the same time every day; a missed dose leaves you less protected. Use paracetamol rather than an anti-inflammatory for ordinary aches, unless your doctor says otherwise.

Manufacturer and class

Manufacturer:

ICON PHARMA

Therapeutic class:

Lipid-lowering agent and Antiplatelet / anticoagulant

Drug class:

Statin / lipid modifier and Blood thinner