Atorvastatin Teva Drug Interactions

Other medicines and Atorvastatin Teva Tablets: Tell the doctor or pharmacist if patient is taking, has recently taken or might take any other medicines.
There are some medicines that may change the effect of Atorvastatin Teva Tablets, or their effect may be changed by Atorvastatin Teva Tablets. This type of interaction could make one or both of the medicines less effective. Alternatively it could increase the risk or severity of side effects, including the important muscle-wasting condition known as rhabdomyolysis described in Side Effects: If patient needs to take oral fusidic acid to treat a bacterial infection he/she will need to temporarily stop using this medicine. The doctor will tell the patient when it is safe to restart Atorvastatin Teva Tablets. Taking Atorvastatin Teva Tablets with fusidic acid may rarely lead to muscle weakness, tenderness or pain (rhabdomyolysis). See more information regarding rhabdomyolysis in Side Effects.
Medicines used to alter the way the immune system works, e.g. ciclosporin.
Other antibiotics (medicines for bacterial infections) or antifungal medicines, e.g. erythromycin, clarithromycin, telithromycin, ketoconazole, itraconazole, voriconazole, fluconazole, posaconazole, rifampicin.
Other medicines to regulate lipid levels, e.g. gemfibrozil, other fibrates, colestipol.
Some calcium channel blockers used for angina or high blood pressure, e.g. amlodipine, diltiazem; medicines to regulate the heart rhythm e.g. digoxin, verapamil, amiodarone.
Medicines used in the treatment of HIV, e.g. ritonavir, lopinavir, atazanavir, indinavir, darunavir, etc.
Other medicines known to interact with atorvastatin include ezetimibe (which lowers cholesterol), warfarin (which reduces blood clotting), oral contraceptives, stiripentol (an anticonvulsant for epilepsy), cimetidine (used for heartburn and peptic ulcers), phenazone (a painkiller) and antacids (indigestion products containing aluminium or magnesium).
Medicines obtained without a prescription: St John's wort.
Atorvastatin Teva Tablets with food, drink and alcohol: See Dosage & Administration for instructions on how to take Atorvastatin Teva Tablets. Note the following: Grapefruit juice: Do not take more than one or two small glasses of grapefruit juice per day because large quantities of grapefruit juice can change the effects of Atorvastatin Teva Tablets.
Alcohol: Avoid drinking too much alcohol while taking this medicine. See Precautions for details.