Lipitor (Atorvastatin) Description
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Drug Uses
Lipitor is used with diet changes (restriction of cholesterol and fat intake) to reduce the amount of cholesterol and certain fatty substances in your blood. Accumulation of cholesterol and fats along the walls of your arteries (a process known as atherosclerosis) decreases blood flow and, therefore, the oxygen supply to your heart, brain, and other parts of your body. Lowering your blood level of cholesterol and fats may help to prevent heart disease, angina (Chest pain), strokes, and heart attacks.
How Taken Lipitor comes like a tablet to take it oral. It is taken generally once to the day with or without the food. For ayudarte to remember to take Lipitor, to take it around he himself daily time. Your doctor can comenzarte in a low dose of Lipitor and increase your dose gradually. To continue tomándote to Lipitor although affluent sensation. Not to stop taking from Lipitor without speaking with your doctor. To eat a under-cholesterol, diet with little fat Warnings/Precautions Not to take Lipitor without first speaking with your doctor if you have disease of the liver. Before taking Lipitor, to say to your doctor if you have a chronic muscular disease, they require important surgery, or they have a disorder of the blood. You cannot be able to take Lipitor, or you can require an adjustment of the metering or a special supervision during the treatment if beams conditions of enumerating them above. Lipitor is in category X. of the pregnancy of the FDA. This means that Lipitor is well-known to cause birth defects if is taken during pregnancy. Not to take Lipitor if you are embarrassed nor could arrive to be embarrassed during the treatment. One does not know if Lipitor happens in maternal milk. Not to take this medication without first speaking with your doctor if you are nursing baby. Missed Dose To take the lacked dose as soon as you remember. Nevertheless, if dose is almost hour it regularly to program following, to jump the lacked dose and to take the following one according to the directed thing. Not to take a double dose from this medication unless it is directed of another way by your doctor. Possible Side Effects Although the indirect effect of Lipitor are not common, can happen. To say to your doctor if no of these symptoms is severe or it does not leave:
- gas
- pain or cramps of the stomach
- diarrea
- constipation
- heartburn
- headache
- veiled vision
- vertigos
- eruption or itching
- upset stomach
If you experiment of after symptoms, to call immediately to your doctor:
- pain the muscle
- dulzura
- cramps or weakness of the muscle with or without a fever. Storage To maintain this medication the package that came inside, closed firmly, and outside the reach of children. To store it in the room temperature and far from excess of heat and humidity (not in the bathroom). To far send any medication that is old fashioned or needed not more. To speak with your phamacist on the appropriate disposition of your medication. Overdose To look for the medical attention of the emergency if an overdose is suspected. The symptoms of an overdose of Lipitor are not known. Information dwells The alcohol and Lipitor can both are detrimental to the liver. The alcohol is due to only use in the moderation. To discuss the use of the alcohol with your doctor to be able to determine the potential for the problems of the liver. Pomelo and the juice of pomelo can build reciprocally with Lipitor. The interaction could lead to the potentially dangerous effects. Disclaimer This information of the drug is intentions of the For Your Information only, does not think that this information covers all the applications, directions, interactions of the drug, precautions, or injurious effects of your medication. This one is only information of general character, and ignition for any intention is not due to trust. It does not have to be interpreted like containing the specific instructions for any particular patient. We denied all the responsibility of the exactitude and the trustworthiness of this information, and/or any consequence that appears of the use of this information, including damage or adverse consequences to the people or the characteristic, despite such damages or consequences appear. Any guarantee, expressed or implied does not become, in respect to this information. |
