Lipitor reduces low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol and total cholesterol in the blood. Lowering your cholesterol can help prevent heart disease and hardening of the arteries, conditions that can lead to heart attack, stroke, and vascular disease.
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LIPITOR (atorvastatin calcium) is a synthetic lipid-lowering agent. Atorvastatin is an inhibitor of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase. This enzyme catalyzes the conversion of HMG-CoA to mevalonate, an early and rate-limiting step in cholesterol biosynthesis.
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lipator
Lipator is used to reduce the amount of cholesterol and certain fatty substances in your blood.
lipator blocks the formulation of cholesterol (a kind of fat) in the body.
Lipitor is used to lower blood cholesterol levels, LPNP (bad cholesterol), total cholesterol,
triglycerides (another variety of fat).
This is necessary to reduce the risk of calcification of arteries that can lead to heart attacks,
stroke and peripheral vascular diseases.
Lipitor can be used in other cases not mentioned in this guide.
Before taking lipator tell your doctor if you
drink alcoholic beverages,
suffers from a chronic muscle disease
need serious surgery or
suffering from blood diseases.
You can not take lipator, or you need a dose adjustment or special monitoring during treatment
if you have one of these diseases.
Lipator belongs to the category of X classification FDA in relation to pregnancy. This means
that reception of the drug during pregnancy leads to developmental. Do not take lipator if you
are pregnant or may become pregnant during the course of receiving the drug.
is not known whether the drug is able to penetrate into breast milk. If you are breast-feeding
mother, do not accept lipator without consulting a doctor.
Dosage
Take lipator in strict accordance with the instructions of the doctor. To clarify the indication
for use, consult a doctor or pharmacist.
Take each dose with a full glass of water.
Lipator can be taken along with eating an empty stomach.
Typically, lipator taken once a day. Follow the doctor. Take the medicine every day at the same time.
Your doctor may recommend you go to explore the function of liver and blood test done before
treatment lipator, at the twelfth week of the course, each time increasing the dosage and then
periodically (every 6 months). Depending on the results, the doctor will determine the necessary
intensive medical observation.
Lipitor may interact with grapefruit or grapefruit juice. Such interaction could lead to dangerous consequences.
Discuss with your doctor the possibility of the use of grapefruit and grapefruit juice. Do not increase nor
reduce the content of grapefruit in your diet without consulting a doctor.
Follow a diet low in fat and cholesterol. To achieve the good of the drug,
avoid foods high in fat and cholesterol.
Regular use of lipator is necessary to achieve maximum benefits.
Do not stop taking lipator without consulting a doctor. lipator is designed for long-term application
for the treatment of high cholesterol.
Your doctor may recommend you pass on blood tests or undergo other medical examinations in the
course of drug treatment, to identify progress and side acts.
Keep the drug should be at room temperature in a dry place.
Side Effects
Use of lipator and similar drugs in rare cases leads to muscle pain and liver diseases.
Immediately contact your doctor if you have unexplained muscle pain, soreness or weakness,
especially when combined with high temperatures or similar to flu symptoms, or yellowing skin,
or proteins eyes, abdominal pain unexplained fatigue, dark-colored urine or pale colored stools.
All this may be early symptoms of muscle or liver disease.
Immediately stop taking lipator and consult a doctor if you experience some of the following
serious side effects:
allergic reaction (difficulty breathing; narrowing of the airways, swelling of lips, tongue, face, or hives);
difficulty in urination or urine red or
blurred vision.
In case you experience the following less serious side effects of medication, continue to take
lipator and consult with your doctor:
headache;
an upset stomach or intestine bulging, or
rash.
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