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Dr. Andrew Rynne
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Dr. Andrew Rynne

Family Physician

Exp 50 years

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Dr. Saisudha Kotla
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Dr. Saisudha Kotla

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Dr. Nagamani Ng

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Dr. Dorina Gurabardhi
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Dr. Dorina Gurabardhi

General & Family Physician

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Dr.Raju

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Dr. Vaishalee Punj
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Dr. Vaishalee Punj

General & Family Physician

Exp 16 years

Atorvastatin Generic Lipitor

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Dr. Vaishalee Punj MD

First time user; the doctor prescribed Lipitor and the pharmacist gave me Atorvastatin; shoul I insist on the Lipitor? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Vaishalee Punj ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis MD

Are the two medications, Lipitor and Atorvastatin , usually administered/combined? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr.  Chobufo Ditah MD

I wanted to know mixing these meds what are the side effects one could expect? (Carb levo, losorton, ropinirolr, metoprolol suce, lorazepam , atorvastatin ( Lipitor), clindamycin , hydrocortisone/acetaminop ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Chobufo Ditah ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Michelle Gibson James MD

hello, what other cholesterol meds other than atorvastatin or lipitor fluoxetine 10mg, metformin 1000mg x2 daily,ramipril 5mg , glimepiride 4mg, amlodipins 10mg, gabapentin 300mg, glyxambi25mg thank you ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Michelle Gibson James ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.   Bonnie Berger-Durnbaugh MD

Can any of my meds cause liver damage? famotidine losartan sertraline Azopt (brinzolamide ophthalmic) Flomax (tamsulosin) Lipitor ( atorvastatin ) Lumigan (bimatoprost ophthalmic) Ofev (nintedanib ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Bonnie Berger-Durnbaugh ( General & Family Physician)

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Dr. Saumya Mittal MD

problems. I take Lipitor (Atorvastatin) When I told my Dr. that I was not taking it any more, then he put me on Atorvastatin which I now know as Lipitor... What is going on? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Saumya Mittal ( Diabetologist)
Dr. Amit Jain MD

I m having SGOT 44 and SGPT 67 and trigliceride at 400. I m on 10 mg Atorvastatin. I used to take 160 mg of Lipitor also along with Atorvastatin. I ve stopped Lipitor for last 2 months. I have... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Amit Jain ( Gastroenterologist)
Dr. Arshad Hussain MD

Hi, I was told not to take lipitor because it has atorvastatin in it and I should take chlorostorel medicine that has some kind of resin or something in it. He said that the atorvastatin can cause... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Arshad Hussain ( Critical Care Specialist)
Dr.  Juarda Gjonbrataj MD

hello today i went to see my doctor she changed my cholestor meds she wanted me to take atorvastatin(lipitor)20 mg tab, when i went to pick it up from walgreens i was given atorvastatin calcium ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Juarda Gjonbrataj ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr.   Anshul Varshney MD

Hi I have higher SGPT= 55.85 U/L and SGOT = 33.45 U/L ...My doctor gave me Atorvastatin (Lipitor ...) 6.54 mmol/L... Would my SGPT & SGOT increase if I take Lipitor? As I read some forum that this may ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Anshul Varshney ( Internal Medicine Specialist)