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Buy Lipitor
If you are buying Lipitor for the first time, start with a small amount to make sure that drug works for you and then order more later.
If you have been taking this medicine for a while and will continue to take it regularly, buy as much Lipitor as you can at once.
Our online drug store offer discounted prices when you buy Lipitor in large quantities.
Plus, you won't have to worry about refills for a while.
Lipitor
Lipitor contains the active ingredient atorvastatin, which is a type of medicine called a statin.
It works by reducing the production of cholesterol by the liver.
For the sake of simplicity, there are two sorts of cholesterol; a 'bad' sort called low density lipoprotein (LDL) and a 'good' sort called high density lipoprotein (HDL).
LDL is deposited in the arteries and increases the risk of heart disease by clogging and narrowing the arteries, while HDL actually protects the arteries against this.
Lipitor decreases the production of LDL cholesterol by blocking the action of the enzyme in the liver that is responsible for its production.
This decreases the amount of cholesterol in the liver cells, which causes them to take up LDL cholesterol from the blood.
The decreased cholesterol production and increased removal of LDL cholesterol from the blood ultimately results in lowered blood cholesterol levels.
As the body produces most cholesterol at night, statins are generally more effective if taken at night.
Lipitor also causes a small decrease in the production of other 'bad fats' in the blood called triglycerides, and a small increase in the level of HDL cholesterol.
This results in lowered levels of 'bad fats' and raised levels of 'good fats' in the blood.
Statins have an important role in the prevention of coronary heart disease.
They reduce the risk of excess cholesterol being deposited in the major blood vessels of the heart.
Any blockage in the blood vessels limits the amount of blood and therefore oxygen being carried to the heart muscle.
This can cause chest pain and in severe cases can result in a heart attack.
Statins also reduce the risk of stroke by decreasing the risk of excess cholesterol being deposited in the blood vessels leading to the brain.
These fat deposits can cause blockage and therefore limit blood and oxygen supply to certain parts of the brain.
Lipitor is used to lower cholesterol and other bad fats in people who have high levels either due to genetics or as a result of diet and lifestyle.
This helps to reduce the risk of hardening of the arteries and the problems described above that this can cause.
Lipitor can also be used to reduce the risk of coronary heart disease in people with diabetes, regardless of their cholesterol levels.
It has been shown to reduce the risk of needing procedures to improve blood supply to the heart, such as a balloon dilation of an artery or a heart bypass graft.
It also reduces the risk of heart attack, stroke and death from heart disease.
It is important to continue to follow a cholesterol-lowering diet and exercise regime while taking Lipitor.
Discuss this with your doctor.
Dosage
Lipitor comes as a tablet to take it orally.
It is usually taken once a day with or without food.
To help you remember to take Lipitor, take it around the same time every day.
Your doctor may start you on a low dose of Lipitor and gradually increase your dose.
Continue to take Lipitor even if you feel well. Do not stop taking Lipitor without talking to your doctor.
Eat a low-cholesterol, low-fat diet.
The starting dose and maintenance doses of Atorvastatin should be individualized according to patient characteristics such as goal of therapy and response.
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