Although your doctor is the best source for answering your specific questions about high cholesterol or high blood pressure and treatment with CADUET, you can find answers to common questions here.
To see questions, click on the topics below.
Although your doctor is the best source for answering your specific questions about high cholesterol or high blood pressure and treatment with CADUET, you can find answers to common questions here.
To see questions, click on the topics below.
CADUET is 2 medicines in 1.
CADUET is a prescription drug that combines NORVASC® (amlodipine besylate) tablets for high blood pressure and LIPITOR® (atorvastatin calcium) tablets for high cholesterol—in 1 pill to significantly lower high blood pressure and high cholesterol.
The 2 main ingredients of CADUET have been proven to help lower high blood pressure and high LDL cholesterol along with diet and exercise.
CADUET is used in adults who need both NORVASC and LIPITOR.
NORVASC is used to treat:
LIPITOR is used to lower the levels of "bad" cholesterol and triglycerides in your blood. It can also raise the levels of "good" cholesterol.
LIPITOR is also used to lower the risk for heart attack, stroke, certain types of heart surgery, and chest pain in patients who have heart disease or risk factors for heart disease such as:
LIPITOR can lower the risk for heart attack or stroke in patients with diabetes and risk factors such as:
LIPITOR has not been studied in people who have an increase of chylomicrons (Fredrickson Types I and V)
CADUET has not been studied in children.
CADUET is available by prescription only, so you’ll need to ask your doctor if CADUET is right for you.
Here are 3 suggested tips to help make sure you receive brand-name CADUET and not a generic:
Talk to your doctor and/or your pharmacist to ask if you should be getting brand-name CADUET.
Check your pills for the distinctive shape and markings of brand-name CADUET.
The CADUET Savings Card allows eligible patients to pay as little as $4 every time they get a 30-day fill of brand-name CADUET—and could save up to $1,800 a year. If you have a prescription for brand-name CADUET, you can use the card for every fill through December 31, 2023.*
There are 2 ways to use the card immediately. Once you’ve activated your Savings Card, you can either:
You can keep this card with you and continue to save on each fill for CADUET through December 31, 2023.
To be eligible to use a CADUET Savings Card:
To learn the full details of who is eligible, please see the full Terms and Conditions.
To get a Savings Card, register here and then download your card or have it sent to you via mail or email.
You can activate your Savings Card here.
The CADUET Savings Card can only be used for new prescriptions that are filled after you have activated the card.
Yes, for reimbursement when using a nonparticipating pharmacy: Pay for your CADUET prescription, and mail a copy of the original pharmacy receipt (cash register receipt NOT valid) with product name, date, and amount circled to: Viatris, ATTN: CADUET, P.O. Box 6875, Bridgewater, NJ 08807.
Be sure to include a copy of the front of your CADUET Savings Card, your name, and mailing address.
Please expect up to 4 to 6 weeks for reimbursement.
Yes, for reimbursement when using the CADUET Savings Card through a
Be sure to include a copy of the front of your CADUET Savings Card, your name, and mailing address.
Please expect up to 4 to 6 weeks for reimbursement.
Tell your doctor about all of your health conditions, including, if you have:
Tell your doctor about all the medicines you take including prescription and nonprescription medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements. CADUET and some other medicines can interact, causing serious side effects. Especially tell your doctor if you take medicines for:
You can use nitroglycerin and CADUET together. If you take nitroglycerin for chest pain (angina), do not stop taking it while taking CADUET.
Know all the medicines you take. Keep a list of them with you to show your doctor and pharmacist.
Do not use CADUET if you:
See the Patient Product Information for a complete list of ingredients.
CADUET can cause serious side effects. These side effects happen only to a small number of people. Your doctor can monitor you for them. These side effects usually go away if your dose is lowered or CADUET is stopped. These serious side effects include:
Call your doctor right away if:
Common side effects of CADUET include:
Additional side effects have been reported: tiredness, tendon problems, memory loss, and confusion.
Talk to your doctor or pharmacist about side effects that bother you or do not go away.
There are other side effects of CADUET. Ask your doctor or pharmacist for a complete list.
High blood pressure is when the force of blood against the walls of the arteries stays high. This can damage the heart and other parts of the body. Drugs that lower blood pressure lower the risk of having a stroke or heart attack.
Angina is a pain that keeps coming back when part of the heart does not get enough blood. It feels like something is pressing or squeezing a person's chest under the breastbone. Sometimes it can be felt in shoulders, arms, neck, jaw, or back.
Cholesterol is a fat-like substance made in your body. It is also found in foods. You need some cholesterol for good health, but too much is not good for you. Cholesterol can clog your blood vessels.
A heart attack occurs when heart muscle does not get enough blood. Symptoms include chest pain, trouble breathing, nausea, and weakness. Heart muscle cells may be damaged or die. The heart cannot pump well or may stop beating.
A stroke occurs when nerve cells in the brain do not get enough blood. The cells may be damaged or die. The damaged cells may cause weakness or problems speaking or thinking.