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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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