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Dr. Andrew Rynne
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Dr. Andrew Rynne

Family Physician

Exp 50 years

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Dr. Shanthi.E
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Exp 17 years

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

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Dr. Vaishalee Punj
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Dr. Vaishalee Punj

General & Family Physician

Exp 16 years

Novartis Lescol Xl

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Dr. Vaishalee Punj MD

I am now taking lescol xl 80 mg can I substitute with fluvastatin 40 mg twice a day. Will I achieve the same results. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Vaishalee Punj ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Anshul Varshney MD

- Napril 10 mg + Natrilix 1.5 for high blood pressure . 2- Lescol XL 80 for cholesterol . My Dr change Lescol to zicor 20 mg and then to Atorva 20 mg( then backed to zicor because Atorva discontinuous... View answer

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

Hello Doctor I complain of a rise in the level of cholesterol and taking treatment for nearly 15 years and I settled using a drug named Lescol XL 80 and after switching to treatment at government ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Noble Zachariah ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr.  Rudina Balliu MD

I have reacted negatively to most of the statins Muscle and joint pain. Lescol Fluvastatin seemed the only safe one taken with COQ10, but now for the past month, I have been enduring all the symptoms ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Rudina Balliu ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  Rakesh Madhyastha MD

[My question is regarding having a glass of red wine in the evening and how does that effect the medications I am taking?] View answer

Answered by : Dr. Rakesh Madhyastha ( Nephrologist)

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Dr.  Umme Faiza MD

Thanks! My Total Cholesterol and LDL have returned to normal level.I have been taking Lescol XL ... 15-85). I have no liver symptoms whatsoever. My question is, can I stop Lescol XL and continue... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Umme Faiza ( Cardiologist)
Dr. Michelle Gibson James MD

XL by my cardiologist. I have mentioned to him that I was previously prescribed other Statin products ( Crestor etc. and suffered muscle pains.) I had discontinue taking Lescol XL for a day now. I... View answer

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

i am a hypertension women age 56, lately i did blood analysis which shows high level of cholesterol. My doctor prescribed me Lescol xl 80. I started taking it since 6 days now i am feeling unusual ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Michelle Gibson James ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.    Ayesha Shareef MD

Hello Dr.i take synthyroid medication daily for hypothyroidism, Azor and Toprol for high blood pressure and Lescol XL also 1 baby aspirin. i was told that CoQ10 is very good to build the imune system ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ayesha Shareef ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Arif. K. Kaware MD

I am a woman 57 years old started taking medicine lescol xl 80 to lower my cholesterol level but after 4 months of taking it the test showed an elevation in sgpt it is 37 (normal level should me less ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Arif. K. Kaware ( Homeopath)