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Precautions

Drug information provided by: Merative, Micromedex®

It is very important that your doctor check your progress at regular visits. This will allow your doctor to see if the medicine is working properly to lower your bad cholesterol levels and to decide if you should continue to take it. Blood tests may be needed to check for unwanted effects.

Using this medicine while you are pregnant can harm your unborn baby. Use an effective form of birth control to keep from getting pregnant during treatment and for at least 2 weeks after your last dose. If you think you have become pregnant while using the medicine, tell your doctor right away.

You must have a negative pregnancy test before you will be allowed to take this medicine. If you miss a period while you are using this medicine, tell your doctor right away.

Do not use this medicine if you also use any of the following: aprepitant (Emend®), boceprevir (Victrelis®), conivaptan (Vaprisol®), crizotinib (Xalkori®), diltiazem (Cardizem®), imatinib (Gleevec®), mibefradil (Posicor®), nefazodone (Serzone®), telaprevir (Incivek®), verapamil (Calan®), medicine to treat infections (such as ciprofloxacin, clarithromycin, erythromycin, fluconazole, itraconazole, ketoconazole, posaconazole, telithromycin, voriconazole, Nizoral®), or medicine to treat HIV/AIDS (such as amprenavir, atazanavir, darunavir/ritonavir, fosamprenavir, indinavir, lopinavir/ritonavir, nelfinavir, ritonavir, saquinavir, tipranavir/ritonavir, Crixivan®, Kaletra®, Norvir®, Reyataz®). Using these medicines together can cause serious side effects.

Call your doctor right away if you have severe diarrhea, decrease in how much or how often you urinate, lightheadedness, or tiredness after using this medicine.

Using this medicine together with lovastatin or simvastatin may increase risk of a serious muscle problem called myopathy. Check with your doctor right away if you have unexplained muscle pain, tenderness, or weakness, especially if you also have unusual tiredness or a fever.

Check with your doctor right away if you have pain or tenderness in the upper stomach, pale stools, dark urine, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, or yellow eyes or skin. These could be symptoms of a serious liver problem (including fatty liver). Do not use other medicines to lower cholesterol that can increase liver fat. Ask your doctor about these medicines.

Do not change your dose or stop taking this medicine without first talking with your doctor.

Do not take other medicines unless they have been discussed with your doctor. This includes prescription or nonprescription (over-the-counter [OTC]) medicines and herbal or vitamin supplements.