Common Lipitor side effects may include: pain in your bones, spine, joints, or muscles; pain and burning when you urinate, painful urination; muscle spasms; upset
muscle spasms
Lipitor (atorvastatin) is used to treat high cholesterol and lower the risk of cardiovascular problems
Stopping your statin medication abruptly may increase your heart attack or stroke risk
insomnia (trouble sleeping) muscle pain or weakness*
Only a few cases of rhabdomyolysis occur per million people taking statins
Grapefruit and grapefruit juice
It has a big impact on atorvastatin (Lipitor Indications LIPITOR ® (atorvastatin calcium) is a prescription medicine that contains a cholesterol lowering medicine (statin) called atorvastatin
3% over 6 years
The drug can interact with certain Statins and PCSK9 inhibitors (PCSK9i) are used to lower low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and reduce cardiovascular events, yet some patients are unable to tolerate statin therapy due to muscle-related adverse events (AEs)
Patients who require reduction in LDL-C greater than
They achieve this by blocking a key enzyme in the liver that makes cholesterol and by turning on mechanisms in liver cells to remove LDL cholesterol from the blood
Limes, pomegranates, pomelos, and Seville oranges can also interact with some medications, including statins such as atorvastatin
5 ounces or a “shot” of 80-proof (40% alcohol content) distilled spirits or liquor (e
is 40 to 75 years old with In patients who had discontinued statin therapy because of side effects, 90% of the symptom burden elicited by a statin challenge was also elicited by placebo
Eligible patients may save on their LIPITOR® prescription with the LIPITOR® savings card
Along with its needed effects, atorvastatin (the active ingredient contained in Lipitor) may cause some unwanted effects
Statins come as tablets that are taken once a day