Lipitor and Muscle Aches

Lipitor Drug Information

Drug Interactions With Lipitor and Muscle Aches

Serious muscle problems are more common when people start taking Lipitor or when doctors increase their Lipitor dosage; however, these muscle problems can happen at any time. There are also certain medicines that, when taken with Lipitor, can increase the risk for serious muscle problems. These medicines include:

Antifungals, such as:
- Fluconazole (Diflucan^®)
- Itraconazole (Sporanox^®)
- Ketoconazole (Nizoral^®)
- Miconazole
- Posaconazole (Noxafil^®)
- Voriconazole (VFEND^®)

Certain antibiotics, such as:
- Erythromycin
- Clarithromycin (Biaxin^®)
- Telithromycin (Ketek^®)

Cyclosporine (Gengraf^®, Neoral^®, Sandimmune^®)
Fibrates, such as:
- Fenofibrate (Antara™, Lofibra™, Tricor^®, Triglide^™)
- Gemfibrozil (Lopid^®)

Niacin (nicotinic acid, Niacor^®, Nicolar^®)
Protease inhibitors, such as:
- Amprenavir (Agenerase^®)
- Atazanavir (Reyataz^®)
- Darunavir (Prezista™)
- Fosamprenavir (Lexiva^®)
- Indinavir (Crixivan^®)
- Lopinavir and ritonavir (Kaletra^®)
- Nelfinavir (Viracept^®)
- Ritonavir (Norvir^®)
- Saquinavir (Invirase^®).

(For more information about potential drug interactions involving Lipitor, see the eMedTV article Lipitor Drug Interactions.)

Lipitor and Muscle Aches Article Continues on Next Page >
<< Previous 1 2 3 Next >>