Blood Pressure/Cholesterol

Lipitor (atorvastatin)

Cholesterol and fats along the walls of your arteries (a process known as atherosclerosis) decreases blood flow accumulation, and therefore oxygen to your heart, mind, and the supply of other parts of the body. Lipitor diet (restriction of cholesterol and fat intake) are used with varying amounts of cholesterol and certain fatty substances in the blood less. Reduce your cholesterol and blood fat levels of heart disease, angina (chest pain), strokes, and helps prevent heart attacks.

To help you remember that taking Lipitor, take about the same time every day. Do not stop taking Lipitor without talking to your doctor. To continue taking Lipitor even if you feel well. Eat low cholesterol and low-fat diet Typically, with or without food once a day is not taken. Lipitor, so that comes as a tablet taken orally. Your doctor will start you on a low dose of Lipitor and gradually increase the dose could be.

They lower total blood cholesterol and LDL-cholesterol levels. High blood levels of triglycerides are also associated with coronary heart disease. This class of drugs continue to statins (Mevacor) lovastatin, simvastatin (Zocor), fluvastatin (Lescol) and pravastatin (Pravachol included) belongs. (Cholesterol, LDL "bad" cholesterol, which is the main coronary artery disease is believed to be responsible for the development.) Lowering LDL cholesterol levels and may even be hindered by the development of coronary heart disease. Atorvastatin is an oral drug that lowers blood cholesterol levels. Unlike other drugs in this class, atorvastatin also can reduce the concentration of triglycerides in the blood. statins, including atorvastatin, cholesterol, enzymes, HMGCoA reductase, blocking the production of cholesterol in the liver to stop. Atorvastatin is FDA approved in December 1996.

However, if it is almost in the next regular dose is missed, do the missed dose and take the following as directed. Missed dose as soon as you remember. This medication unless otherwise directed by your doctor Do not take a double dose.

Away any medication that is outdated or do not need to throw away. At room temperature and more heat and moisture (not bathroom) away from the store. Keep the medication in the container he came in, tightly closed and out of reach of children. About the proper disposal of your medication talk to your pharmacist.

You can not take Lipitor or a dosage adjustment or special monitoring during treatment if you need any of the above conditions can be. Before this medication without telling your doctor if you are not feeding the baby milk. Lipitor, tell your doctor before using if you have a chronic muscular disease, require major surgery or a blood disorder. This means that Lipitor is known to cause birth defects if pregnant women are in it. Tell your doctor if you do not take Lipitor without liver disease. Taking Lipitor if you are pregnant or could become pregnant during treatment is not. It is not known whether Lipitor passes into breast milk. Lipitor FDA pregnancy category X.