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atorvastatin, cerivastatin #, fluvastatin, lovastatin, pravastatin, simvastatin, lower levels, cholesterol and other fats, blood, this may help prevent medical problems caused by cholesterol clogging the blood vessels, 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme a, hmg-coa, reductase inhibitors, work by blocking an enzyme that is needed by the body to make cholesterol, thus, less cholesterol is made, hmg-coa reductase inhibitors are available only with a physician's prescription, dosage forms, oral, atorvastatin, tablets, cerivastatin, tablets #, fluvastatin, capsules, lovastatin, extended-release tablets, tablets, pravastatin, tablets, simvastatin, tablets, for hmg-coa reductase inhibitors, should be considered tell my doctor, allergic reaction to hmg-coa reductase inhibitors, allergic to any other substances, foods, preservatives, dyes, diet before prescribing medicines to lower my cholesterol, try to control my condition by prescribing a personal diet for you, such a diet will be lower in total fat, particularly saturated fat, dietary cholesterol, many people are able to control their condition by carefully following their doctor's orders for proper diet and exercise, medicine is prescribed only when additional help is needed and is effective only when a schedule, diet and exercise is properly followed, is less effective, greatly overweight, can be very important for, go on a reducing diet, check with a physician before going on any diet, hmg-coa reductase inhibitors should not be used during pregnancy, by women who plan to become pregnant, near future, block formation, cholesterol, which is necessary for the fetus to develop properly, hmg-coa reductase inhibitors, birth defects , baby if taken during pregnancy, an effective form, birth control should be used during treatment with these medicines, check with a physician immediately if you think you have become pregnant while taking this medicine, discuss this with a physician, when breast-feeding , medicines are not recommended for use during breast-feeding because they, unwanted effects in nursing babies, studies on this medicine, done only in adult patients, hmg-coa reductase inhibitors in children with use in other age groups, atorvastatin, lovastatin, simvastatin, used in a limited number, children under 18 years, early information seems to show that these medicines, effective in children, their long-term safety has not been studied, has been tested in a limited number, patients 65 years, older and has not been shown to cause different side effects, problems in older people, in younger adults, an interaction might occur, change the dose, when you are taking hmg-coa reductase inhibitors, health care professionals, cyclosporine, sandimmune, gemfibrozil, lopid, clofibrate, atromid-s, fenofibrate, tricor, niacin, with an hmg-coa reductase inhibitor may increase the risk, developing muscle problems and kidney failure , digoxin, lanoxin, use with atorvastatin, fluvastatin, simvastatin may increase blood levels, digoxin, increasing the risk, side effects, oral contraceptives, birth control tablets, atorvastatin may increase the blood levels, the birth control hormones, increasing the risk, side effects, hiv protease inhibitors, amprenavir, agenerase, indinavir, crixivan, nelfinavir, viracept, ritonavir, norvir, saquinavir, fortovase, invirase, nefazodone, e.g, serzone, use with simvastatin may increase the risk, developing muscle problems and kidney failure , verapamil, e.g, calan, isoptin, use with simvastatin may increase the risk, muscle problems other medical problems, hmg-coa reductase inhibitors, any other medical problems, alcohol abuse, liver disease , may make liver problems worse, convulsions, seizures, not well-controlled, organ transplant with therapy to prevent transplant rejection, recently had major surgery, patients with these conditions, at risk, developing problems that may lead to kidney failure , use this medicine, it more often, for a longer time, remember that this medicine will not cure my condition, it does help control it, must continue, take it as directed if you expect to keep my cholesterol levels down, follow carefully the special diet a physician gave you, this is the most important part, controlling my condition, is necessary if the medicine is to work properly, for patients taking atorvastatin and simvastatin, do not take these medicines with large amounts, grapefruit juice for patients taking lovastatin, for extended-release tablets, works better when, taken at bedtime, the extended-release tablets, should be swallowed whole, should not be chewed, crushed, cut, for tablets, works better when, taken with food, take it with the evening meal, more than one dose a day, take each dose with a meal, snack, will be different for different patients, follow a physician's orders, the directions on the label, the average doses, dose is different, the number, capsules, tablets, take depends on the strength, for atorvastatin, for oral, dosage form, tablets, for high cholesterol, 10 to 80 milligrams, children 10 to 17 years, 10 to 20 milligrams, childrenyounger than 10 years, for cerivastatin, for oral, dosage forms, removed from the market by bayer in august 2001, for fluvastatin, for oral, dosage form, capsules, for high cholesterol, 20 to 40 milligrams, evening, for lovastatin, for oral, dosage form, extended-release tablets, for high cholesterol, 10 to 60 milligrams, once a day at bedtime, for oral, dosage form, tablets, for high cholesterol, 20 to 80 milligrams, a day taken as a single dose, divided into smaller doses, take with evening meals, for pravastatin, for oral, dosage form, tablets, for high cholesterol, 10 to 40 mg once a day at bedtime, for simvastatin, for oral, dosage form, tablets, for high cholesterol, 5 to 80 mg a day, if i miss a dose, almost time for my next dose, skip the missed dose, back to my regular dosing schedule, do not double doses, keep out of a child's reach, store away from heat and direct light, in other damp places, heat, moisture, the medicine to break down, keep the medicine from freezing, do not refrigerate, do not keep outdated medicine, medicine no longer needed, discarded medicine is out of a child's reach, precautions, know the side effects, a physician check my progress at regular visits, the medicine is working properly to lower my cholesterol levels and that it does not cause unwanted effects, check with a physician immediately if you think, pregnant, hmg-coa reductase inhibitors, birth defects , baby if taken during pregnancy, a physician may recommend an appropriate method, birth control to prevent adolescent girls and women, child bearing potential from getting pregnant, do not stop taking this medicine without first checking with a physician, when you stop taking this medicine, blood cholesterol levels may increase again, follow a special diet to help prevent this from happening, before having any kind, surgery, dental surgery, emergency treatment, tell the medical doctor, dentist in charge, check with a physician immediately, unexplained muscle pain, tenderness, weakness, side effects, along with its needed effects, some unwanted effects, side effects may occur, may need medical attention, side effects occur, fever, muscle aches, cramps, severe stomach pain, unusual tiredness , weakness, side effects may go away during treatment, body adjusts to the medicine, side effects continue, bothersome, constipation, diarrhea, dizziness , gas, headache, heartburn, nausea, skin rash , stomach pain, decreased sexual ability, trouble in sleeping, other side effects, brand names some commonly used brand names are, altoprev, lescol, lipitor, mevacor, pravachol, zocor, mevacor, pravachol, zocor,