lipitor 20 mg

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 20 mg.
• Alcohol and Lipitor can both damage your liver lipitor 20 mg. 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 20 mg.
• Do not take Lipitor if you are pregnant, if you are planning a pregnancy,or if you are breast-feeding a baby lipitor 20 mg.
• 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 20 mg.

What is Lipitor?
• Lipitor blocks the production of cholesterol (a type of fat) in yourbody lipitor 20 mg.
• 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 20 mg. Lipitor is also used to increasethe level of HDL (good) cholesterol in your blood lipitor 20 mg. These actions are importantin reducing the risk of hardening of the arteries, which can lead to heart attacks,stroke, and peripheral vascular disease lipitor 20 mg.
• Lipitor may also be used for purposes other than those listed in thismedication guide lipitor 20 mg.

Who should not take Lipitor?
• Do not take Lipitor without first talking to your doctor if you haveliver disease lipitor 20 mg.
• 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 20 mg.
• 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 20 mg.
• Lipitor is in the FDA pregnancy category X lipitor 20 mg. This means that Lipitor willcause birth defects if it is taken during pregnancy lipitor 20 mg. Cholesterol is very importantfor the proper development of a baby lipitor 20 mg. Do not take Lipitor if you are pregnantor are planning a pregnancy lipitor 20 mg.
• It is not known whether Lipitor passes into breast milk lipitor 20 mg. Do not takethis medication without first talking to your doctor if you are breast-feedinga baby lipitor 20 mg.

How should I take Lipitor?
• Take Lipitor exactly as directed by your doctor lipitor 20 mg. If you do not understandthese directions, ask your pharmacist, nurse, or doctor to explain them to you lipitor 20 mg.
• Take each dose with a full glass of water lipitor 20 mg.
• Lipitor can be taken with or without food lipitor 20 mg.
• Lipitor is usually taken once a day lipitor 20 mg. Try to take your dose at the sametime each day lipitor 20 mg. Follow your doctor's instructions lipitor 20 mg.
• 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 20 mg. Depending on the results of these tests, your doctor can determinehow much monitoring you will require lipitor 20 mg.
• Grapefruit and grapefruit juice may interact with Lipitor lipitor 20 mg. The interactioncould lead to potentially dangerous effects lipitor 20 mg. Discuss the use of grapefruit andgrapefruit juice with your doctor lipitor 20 mg. Do not increase or decrease the amount ofgrapefruit products in your diet without first talking to your doctor lipitor 20 mg.
• Eat a low-fat, low-cholesterol diet lipitor 20 mg. To realize beneficial effects fromLipitor, avoid fatty, high-cholesterol foods lipitor 20 mg.
• Do not stop taking Lipitor without first talking to your doctor lipitor 20 mg. It maybe weeks or months before beneficial effects are seen from this medication lipitor 20 mg.
• Store Lipitor at room temperature away from moisture and heat lipitor 20 mg.

What happens if I miss a dose?
• Take the missed dose as soon as you remember lipitor 20 mg. However, if it is almosttime for your next dose, skip the missed dose and take only your next regularlyscheduled dose lipitor 20 mg. Do not take a double dose of this medication lipitor 20 mg.

What happens if I overdose?
• Seek emergency medical attention lipitor 20 mg.
• The symptoms of an overdose of Lipitor are not known lipitor 20 mg.

What should I avoid while taking Lipitor?
• Alcohol and Lipitor can both damage your liver lipitor 20 mg. 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 20 mg.
• Grapefruit and grapefruit juice may interact with Lipitor lipitor 20 mg. The interactioncould lead to potentially dangerous effects lipitor 20 mg. Discuss the use of grapefruit andgrapefruit juice with your doctor lipitor 20 mg. Do not increase or decrease the amount ofgrapefruit products in your diet without first talking to your doctor lipitor 20 mg.

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 20 mg.
• Other, less serious side effects may be more likely to occur lipitor 20 mg. Continueto take Lipitor and talk to your doctor if you experience
· headache;
· upset stomach or flatulence; or
· a rash lipitor 20 mg.
• Side effects other than those listed here may also occur lipitor 20 mg. Talk to yourdoctor about any side effect that seems unusual or that is especially bothersome lipitor 20 mg.

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 20 mg.
• The medications listed above interact with Lipitor and may cause damageyour muscles lipitor 20 mg.
• 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 20 mg.
• You may require a dosage adjustment or special monitoring during treatmentif you are taking any of the medicines listed above lipitor 20 mg.
• Drugs other than those listed here may also interact with Lipitor lipitor 20 mg. Talkto your doctor and pharmacist before taking any prescription or over-the-countermedicines lipitor 20 mg.

Where can I get more information?
• Your pharmacist has additional information about Lipitor written forhealth professionals that you may read lipitor 20 mg.

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