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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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