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

What is Lipitor?
• Lipitor blocks the production of cholesterol (a type of fat) in yourbody lipitor nuerapathy.
• Lipitor is used to reduce the amounts of LDL (bad) cholesterol, totalcholesterol, triglycerides (another type of fat), and apolipoprotein B (a proteinneeded to make cholesterol) in your blood lipitor nuerapathy. Lipitor is also used to increasethe level of HDL (good) cholesterol in your blood lipitor nuerapathy. These actions are importantin reducing the risk of hardening of the arteries, which can lead to heart attacks,stroke, and peripheral vascular disease lipitor nuerapathy.
• Lipitor may also be used for purposes other than those listed in thismedication guide lipitor nuerapathy.

Who should not take Lipitor?
• Do not take Lipitor without first talking to your doctor if you haveliver disease lipitor nuerapathy.
• Before taking Lipitor, tell your doctor if you
· drink alcoholic beverages,
· have a chronic muscular disease,
· require major surgery, or
· have a blood disorder lipitor nuerapathy.
• You may not be able to take Lipitor, or you may require a dosage adjustmentor special monitoring during treatment if you have any of the conditions listedabove lipitor nuerapathy.
• Lipitor is in the FDA pregnancy category X lipitor nuerapathy. This means that Lipitor willcause birth defects if it is taken during pregnancy lipitor nuerapathy. Cholesterol is very importantfor the proper development of a baby lipitor nuerapathy. Do not take Lipitor if you are pregnantor are planning a pregnancy lipitor nuerapathy.
• It is not known whether Lipitor passes into breast milk lipitor nuerapathy. Do not takethis medication without first talking to your doctor if you are breast-feedinga baby lipitor nuerapathy.

How should I take Lipitor?
• Take Lipitor exactly as directed by your doctor lipitor nuerapathy. If you do not understandthese directions, ask your pharmacist, nurse, or doctor to explain them to you lipitor nuerapathy.
• Take each dose with a full glass of water lipitor nuerapathy.
• Lipitor can be taken with or without food lipitor nuerapathy.
• Lipitor is usually taken once a day lipitor nuerapathy. Try to take your dose at the sametime each day lipitor nuerapathy. Follow your doctor's instructions lipitor nuerapathy.
• Your doctor may want to monitor your liver function with blood testsbefore starting treatment with Lipitor, at twelve weeks after both the startof your treatment and any increase in dose, and periodically (every 6 months)thereafter lipitor nuerapathy. Depending on the results of these tests, your doctor can determinehow much monitoring you will require lipitor nuerapathy.
• Grapefruit and grapefruit juice may interact with Lipitor lipitor nuerapathy. The interactioncould lead to potentially dangerous effects lipitor nuerapathy. Discuss the use of grapefruit andgrapefruit juice with your doctor lipitor nuerapathy. Do not increase or decrease the amount ofgrapefruit products in your diet without first talking to your doctor lipitor nuerapathy.
• Eat a low-fat, low-cholesterol diet lipitor nuerapathy. To realize beneficial effects fromLipitor, avoid fatty, high-cholesterol foods lipitor nuerapathy.
• Do not stop taking Lipitor without first talking to your doctor lipitor nuerapathy. It maybe weeks or months before beneficial effects are seen from this medication lipitor nuerapathy.
• Store Lipitor at room temperature away from moisture and heat lipitor nuerapathy.

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

What happens if I overdose?
• Seek emergency medical attention lipitor nuerapathy.
• The symptoms of an overdose of Lipitor are not known lipitor nuerapathy.

What should I avoid while taking Lipitor?
• Alcohol and Lipitor can both damage your liver lipitor nuerapathy. Discuss with your doctorthe amount of alcohol that you drink so that it can be determined if Lipitoris the best choice for lowering your cholesterol lipitor nuerapathy.
• Grapefruit and grapefruit juice may interact with Lipitor lipitor nuerapathy. The interactioncould lead to potentially dangerous effects lipitor nuerapathy. Discuss the use of grapefruit andgrapefruit juice with your doctor lipitor nuerapathy. Do not increase or decrease the amount ofgrapefruit products in your diet without first talking to your doctor lipitor nuerapathy.

What are the possible side effects of Lipitor?
• If you experience any of the following serious side effects, stop takingLipitor and seek emergency medical attention or 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 skin or eyes lipitor nuerapathy.
• Other, less serious side effects may be more likely to occur lipitor nuerapathy. Continueto take Lipitor and talk to your doctor if you experience
· headache;
· upset stomach or flatulence; or
· a rash lipitor nuerapathy.
• Side effects other than those listed here may also occur lipitor nuerapathy. Talk to yourdoctor about any side effect that seems unusual or that is especially bothersome lipitor nuerapathy.

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

Where can I get more information?
• Your pharmacist has additional information about Lipitor written forhealth professionals that you may read lipitor nuerapathy.

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