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What Causes Increase In Cholesterol Level While On Atorvastatin?
I was taking atorvastatin calcium 10 mg, I ran out the medication and asked another provider to refill my atorvastatin, he pull up my record and saw that I was taking atorvastatin calcium and submitted for a refill, when I pick up my refill, the label didn t have calcium on it, when I have a blood test preformed 15 days later, my cholesterol was higher than previous, could refill without calcium have anything to do with the increased my cholesterol?
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The absence of calcium has nothing to do with the increase in cholesterol levels.Continue taking atorvastatin as prescribed and follow a healthy diet.
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The absence of calcium has nothing to do with the increase in cholesterol levels.Continue taking atorvastatin as prescribed and follow a healthy diet.
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