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What is the most important information I should know about Lescol?
• Do not take Lescol without first talking to your doctor if you have liverdisease lescol cancer.
• Alcohol and Lescol can both damage your liver lescol cancer. Discuss with your doctorthe amount of alcohol that you drink so that it can be determined if Lescolis the best choice for lowering your cholesterol lescol cancer.
• Do not take Lescol if you are pregnant, if you are planning a pregnancy,or if you are breast-feeding a baby lescol cancer.
• Contact your doctor immediately if you experience unexplained musclepain, tenderness, or weakness, especially if it is accompanied by a fever, flulikesymptoms, or yellowing of your skin or eyes lescol cancer.

What is Lescol?
• Lescol blocks the production of cholesterol (a type of fat) in the body lescol cancer.
• Lescol is used to reduce the amounts of LDL (bad) cholesterol and totalcholesterol in your blood lescol cancer. Lescol also reduces the amounts of triglycerides(another type of fat) and apolipoprotein B (a protein needed to make cholesterol)in your blood lescol cancer. These actions are important in reducing the risk of hardeningof the arteries, which can lead to heart attacks, stroke, and peripheral vasculardisease lescol cancer.
• Lescol may also be used for purposes other than those listed in thismedication guide lescol cancer.

Who should not take Lescol?
• Do not take Lescol without first talking to your doctor if you have liverdisease lescol cancer.
• Before taking Lescol, tell your doctor if you
· have kidney disease,
· drink alcoholic beverages,
· have a chronic muscular disease, or
· have a blood disorder lescol cancer.
• You may not be able to take Lescol, or you may require a dosage adjustmentor special monitoring during treatment if you have any of the conditions listedabove lescol cancer.
• Lescol is in the FDA pregnancy category X lescol cancer. This means that Lescol willcause birth defects if it is taken during pregnancy lescol cancer. Cholesterol is very importantfor the proper development of a baby lescol cancer. Do not take Lescol if you are pregnantor if you are planning a pregnancy lescol cancer.
• Lescol passes into breast milk and may harm a nursing infant lescol cancer. Do nottake Lescol without first talking to your doctor if you are breast-feeding ababy lescol cancer.
• Lescol has not been approved for use by children younger than 18 yearsof age lescol cancer.

How should I take Lescol?
• Take Lescol exactly as directed by your doctor lescol cancer. If you do not understandthese directions, ask your pharmacist, nurse, or doctor to explain them to you lescol cancer.
• Take each dose with a full glass of water lescol cancer.
• For the greatest effect, Lescol is usually taken at bedtime or with anevening meal lescol cancer. Lescol may also be taken twice daily lescol cancer. Follow your doctor's directions lescol cancer.
• Do not crush, chew, or break the extended-release tablets (Lescol XL) lescol cancer. Swallow them whole lescol cancer.
• Your doctor will probably want to monitor your liver function with bloodtests before starting treatment with Lescol and at twelve weeks after both thestart of your treatment and any increase in dose lescol cancer. Depending on the results ofthese tests, your doctor can determine how much monitoring you will require lescol cancer.
• Eat a low-fat, low-cholesterol diet lescol cancer. To realize beneficial effects fromLescol, avoid fatty, high-cholesterol foods lescol cancer.
• Do not stop taking Lescol without first talking to your doctor lescol cancer. It maybe weeks or months before beneficial effects are seen from Lescol lescol cancer.
• Store Lescol at room temperature away from moisture and heat lescol cancer.

What happens if I miss a dose?
• Take the missed dose as soon as you remember lescol cancer. However, if it is almosttime for your next dose, skip the missed dose and take only your next regularlyscheduled dose lescol cancer. Do not take a double dose of this medication lescol cancer.

What happens if I overdose?
• Seek emergency medical attention lescol cancer.
• Symptoms of a Lescol overdose include nausea, diarrhea, stomach distress,and indigestion lescol cancer.

What should I avoid while taking Lescol?
• Alcohol and Lescol can both damage your liver lescol cancer. Discuss with your doctorthe amount of alcohol that you drink so that it can be determined if Lescolis the best choice for lowering your cholesterol lescol cancer.

What are the possible side effects of Lescol?
• If you experience any of the following serious side effects, stop takingLescol and call your doctor immediately:
· an allergic reaction (difficulty breathing; closing of your throat;swelling of your lips, tongue, or face; or hives);
· muscle aches, pain, or weakness;
· "flu-like" symptoms;
· decreased urine or rust-colored urine;
· blurred vision; or
· yellowing of your eyes or skin lescol cancer.
• Other, less serious side effects may be more likely to occur lescol cancer. Continueto take Lescol and talk to your doctor if you experience
· gas, bloating, nausea, stomach upset, heartburn, abdominal pain, constipation,or diarrhea;
· cough;
· headache; or
· insomnia lescol cancer.
• Side effects other than those listed here may also occur lescol cancer. Talk to yourdoctor about any side effect that seems unusual or that is especially bothersome lescol cancer.

What other drugs will affect Lescol?
• Do not take Lescol without first talking to your doctor if you are takingany of the following medicines:
· cyclosporine (Sandimmune, Neoral);
· gemfibrozil (Lopid);
· niacin (Nicolar, Nicobid, Nicotinex, others); or
· clarithromycin (Biaxin);
· erythromycin (E-Mycin, E.E.S., Ery-Tab, Ilotycin, Eryc, PCE, Ilosone,others) lescol cancer.
• These medications may interact with Lescol and damage your muscles lescol cancer.
• Before taking Lescol, tell your doctor if you are taking any of the followingmedicines:
· other cholesterol-lowering drugs such as cholestyramine (Questran)or colestipol (Colestid);
· digoxin (Lanoxin, Lanoxicaps); or
· warfarin (Coumadin) lescol cancer.
• You may require a dosage adjustment or special monitoring during treatmentif you are taking any of the medicines listed above lescol cancer.
• Drugs other than those listed here may also interact with Lescol lescol cancer. Talkto your doctor and pharmacist before taking any prescription or over-the-countermedicines lescol cancer.

Where can I get more information?
• Your pharmacist has additional information about Lescol written for healthprofessionals that you may read lescol cancer.

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