Lipitor is a drug blocking cholesterol in the body. Lipitor is applied with a certain diet to decrease cholesterol and fats level in blood. Lipitor is applied to decrease cholesterol low-density lipoproteins (bad cholesterol) level in blood and also it is used to increase cholesterol low-density lipoproteins (good cholesterol) level in blood. It is necessary to decrease risk heart attacks, strokes and peripheral vascular diseases.
Lipitor is applied when other non-medicinal ways cannot decrease cholesterol level in blood such as diet or weight loss.
Now, to understand how the cholesterol level changes in blood, we will consider action of Lipitor.
Lipitor is related to the group of hypolipidemic agents. It reduces cholesterol and lipoproteins levels in plasma due to cholesterol synthesis in liver and increasing hepatic low-density lipoproteins receptors in the cells leading  to strengthening low-density lipoproteins. It blocks mevalonic acid appearance, including cholesterol. Lipitor is quickly absorbed and reveals its action. It has been proved that Lipitor reduces risk of ischemic strokes and death of myocardial infarction.

Learn carefully all indications to use of Lipitor: primary hypercholesterolemia, mixed hyperlipoidemia, family endogenous hypertriglyceridemia (diet addition), homozygous hereditary hypercholesterolemia, secondary prophylaxis to decrease the risk of death, cardiac infarction and stenocardia.
As we can see the list of cardiovascular diseases is not small, and the most important thing that it helps in very serious diseases refractory to other medications. It proves the drug quality and popularity.
However, the self-treatment with Lipitor is not  recommended. First pass the examination to reveal the symptoms of the disease. After examination, the doctor will define the best treatment and the most suitable and effective drug dosage.
Take the drug only with observance of the doctor’s recommendations. Lipitor is taken orally with a full glass of water. Lipitor is taken with a meal or on an empty stomach as your doctor indicated. Lipitor is recommended to be taken in the evening. The drug dosage depends on your health state, response to therapy, and combination with some other medications. As a rule, Lipitor is taken once a day. If you have some other drugs to decrease cholesterol level, inform the doctor. Lipitor is recommended in 2 hours after these drugs. Keep to low fat and cholesterol diet. Even if you feel better do not discontinue the treatment with Lipitor. You will feel the full effect from this drug in about 4 weeks. Therefore, in spite of improvement of your state, do not stop Lipitor use. Pass a full treatment course on the scheduled basis and.
The safety measures should be noted to learn the drug action. Considering all contraindications you can avoid any adverse reactions.
Lipitor can interact with grapefruits or grapefruit juice. This interaction may lead to dangerous consequences. Also contraindications include: hypersensitivity, liver diseases, increase serum transaminase level, pregnancy, breast-feeding.
The most unpleasant thing is side-effects. All medications have side-effects, so do not be afraid, as the clinical investigations of Lipitor have proved that the drug is safe.
Side-effects are not serious and will pass soon. They include: nausea, dyspepsia, meteorism, stomach aches, constipation or diarrhoeia, headache, sleeplessness, asthenia, myalgia.
For more detailed information you are recommended to ask the doctor.