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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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