What Should I Tell My Healthcare Provider?
Before taking atorvastatin, let your healthcare provider know if you have:
- Liver disease or liver failure
- Kidney disease or kidney failure
- Any allergies, including allergies to foods, dyes, or preservatives.
Also, let your healthcare provider know if you:
Tell your healthcare provider about all of the medicines you are already taking, including prescription and non-prescription medicines,
antacids, vitamins, and herbal supplements.
How Does Atorvastatin Work?
Atorvastatin is part of a class of drugs called
statins (or HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors). It works by blocking a particular enzyme -- HMG-CoA reductase -- that controls the rate of
cholesterol production in the body. This causes the liver to make less cholesterol. It also:
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