lipitor and hair loss

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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