A fixed-dose combination of rosuvastatin and amlodipine – examples of treatment scenarios Case report

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Marcin Barylski

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Patients taking antihypertensive drugs often require the use of lipid-lowering drugs. A fixed-dose combination of rosuvastatin and amlodipine is convenient and efficient solution for improving compliance in patients with arterial hypertension and concomitant lipid disorders. The article presents examples of treatment scenarios for the use of such a combination.

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Barylski, M. (2016). A fixed-dose combination of rosuvastatin and amlodipine – examples of treatment scenarios. Medycyna Faktow (J EBM), 9(4(33), 334-337. Retrieved from https://journalsmededu.pl/index.php/jebm/article/view/2208
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