Call your doctor right away if you have unexplained muscle pain, tenderness, or weakness especially if you also have fever, unusual tiredness, or dark urine
Serious atorvastatin side effects are rare but possible
In this article we describe atorvastatin’s dosage, side effects, uses, and more
Common side effects These common side effects of atorvastatin happen in more than 1 in 100 people
Atorvastatin is a medication prescribed by a doctor to lower cholesterol in people who have been diagnosed with high cholesterol (high levels of cholesterol in the
Atorvastatin competitively inhibits 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase
belching or excessive gas
Stroke
joint pain*
There are 373 drugs known to interact with atorvastatin, along with 5 disease interactions, and 2 alcohol/food interactions
Drug-Drug Interactions Between Ritonavir-Boosted Nirmatrelvir (Paxlovid) and Concomitant Medications
2% for each year that a person takes the medication
Atorvastatin and other statins including lovastatin, Atorvastatin is a statin medication and a competitive inhibitor of the enzyme HMG-CoA The most commonly reported side effects of statins include: A headache
heartburn, indigestion, nausea, or stomach discomfort
Of people who took a placebo (a treatment with no active Lipitor is a prescription medicine used to lower the risk of stroke, heart attack, or other heart complications
Distribution: Protein binding is more than 98%
However, short-acting statins tend to work better at night because that is Applies to: atorvastatin
pain in your arms or legs
Crestor (rosuvastatin) and Lipitor (atorvastatin) are statins (HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors), a class of drugs used to reduce cholesterol and triglyceride levels in the blood
This warning has led to a lot of questions from people taking this type of medication
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Examples of the drug’s commonly reported side effects include: diarrhea