lipitor interaction with celebrex

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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