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Wednesday, June 27, 2012

ATORVASTATIN (BRAND NAME: LIPITOR) SIDE EFFECTS

Atorvastatin is a statin. Side-effects include muscular aches , inflammation, LFT elevation. Dangerous toxicity such as outright rhabdomyolosis is rare (less than 0.05%), but muscle aches can occur in 10% patients.

POSTED BY:  STEVEN AJLUNI, MD

1 comment:

  1. If you don't have insurance, you can always search online for a prescription discount card. With my RxDrugCard I pay only $21 for 30 tablets of Atorvastatin 40 mg.

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