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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 lipitor lescol muscle pain.
• Alcohol and Lescol can both damage your liver lipitor lescol muscle pain. 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 lipitor lescol muscle pain.
• Do not take Lescol if you are pregnant, if you are planning a pregnancy,or if you are breast-feeding a baby lipitor lescol muscle pain.
• 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 lipitor lescol muscle pain.
What is Lescol?
• Lescol blocks the production of cholesterol (a type of fat) in the body lipitor lescol muscle pain.
• Lescol is used to reduce the amounts of LDL (bad) cholesterol and totalcholesterol in your blood lipitor lescol muscle pain. Lescol also reduces the amounts of triglycerides(another type of fat) and apolipoprotein B (a protein needed to make cholesterol)in your blood lipitor lescol muscle pain. These actions are important in reducing the risk of hardeningof the arteries, which can lead to heart attacks, stroke, and peripheral vasculardisease lipitor lescol muscle pain.
• Lescol may also be used for purposes other than those listed in thismedication guide lipitor lescol muscle pain.
Who should not take Lescol?
• Do not take Lescol without first talking to your doctor if you have liverdisease lipitor lescol muscle pain.
• Before taking Lescol, tell your doctor if you
· have kidney disease,
· drink alcoholic beverages,
· have a chronic muscular disease, or
· have a blood disorder lipitor lescol muscle pain.
• 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 lipitor lescol muscle pain.
• Lescol is in the FDA pregnancy category X lipitor lescol muscle pain. This means that Lescol willcause birth defects if it is taken during pregnancy lipitor lescol muscle pain. Cholesterol is very importantfor the proper development of a baby lipitor lescol muscle pain. Do not take Lescol if you are pregnantor if you are planning a pregnancy lipitor lescol muscle pain.
• Lescol passes into breast milk and may harm a nursing infant lipitor lescol muscle pain. Do nottake Lescol without first talking to your doctor if you are breast-feeding ababy lipitor lescol muscle pain.
• Lescol has not been approved for use by children younger than 18 yearsof age lipitor lescol muscle pain.
How should I take Lescol?
• Take Lescol exactly as directed by your doctor lipitor lescol muscle pain. If you do not understandthese directions, ask your pharmacist, nurse, or doctor to explain them to you lipitor lescol muscle pain.
• Take each dose with a full glass of water lipitor lescol muscle pain.
• For the greatest effect, Lescol is usually taken at bedtime or with anevening meal lipitor lescol muscle pain. Lescol may also be taken twice daily lipitor lescol muscle pain. Follow your doctor's directions lipitor lescol muscle pain.
• Do not crush, chew, or break the extended-release tablets (Lescol XL) lipitor lescol muscle pain. Swallow them whole lipitor lescol muscle pain.
• 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 lipitor lescol muscle pain. Depending on the results ofthese tests, your doctor can determine how much monitoring you will require lipitor lescol muscle pain.
• Eat a low-fat, low-cholesterol diet lipitor lescol muscle pain. To realize beneficial effects fromLescol, avoid fatty, high-cholesterol foods lipitor lescol muscle pain.
• Do not stop taking Lescol without first talking to your doctor lipitor lescol muscle pain. It maybe weeks or months before beneficial effects are seen from Lescol lipitor lescol muscle pain.
• Store Lescol at room temperature away from moisture and heat lipitor lescol muscle pain.
What happens if I miss a dose?
• Take the missed dose as soon as you remember lipitor lescol muscle pain. However, if it is almosttime for your next dose, skip the missed dose and take only your next regularlyscheduled dose lipitor lescol muscle pain. Do not take a double dose of this medication lipitor lescol muscle pain.
What happens if I overdose?
• Seek emergency medical attention lipitor lescol muscle pain.
• Symptoms of a Lescol overdose include nausea, diarrhea, stomach distress,and indigestion lipitor lescol muscle pain.
What should I avoid while taking Lescol?
• Alcohol and Lescol can both damage your liver lipitor lescol muscle pain. 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 lipitor lescol muscle pain.
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 lipitor lescol muscle pain.
• Other, less serious side effects may be more likely to occur lipitor lescol muscle pain. 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 lipitor lescol muscle pain.
• Side effects other than those listed here may also occur lipitor lescol muscle pain. Talk to yourdoctor about any side effect that seems unusual or that is especially bothersome lipitor lescol muscle pain.
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) lipitor lescol muscle pain.
• These medications may interact with Lescol and damage your muscles lipitor lescol muscle pain.
• 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) lipitor lescol muscle pain.
• You may require a dosage adjustment or special monitoring during treatmentif you are taking any of the medicines listed above lipitor lescol muscle pain.
• Drugs other than those listed here may also interact with Lescol lipitor lescol muscle pain. Talkto your doctor and pharmacist before taking any prescription or over-the-countermedicines lipitor lescol muscle pain.
Where can I get more information?
• Your pharmacist has additional information about Lescol written for healthprofessionals that you may read lipitor lescol muscle pain.
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