Lipitor 40mg Tablets 30
Drug Name: atorvastatin
Product ID: 2500616
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PRIVATE PRESCRIPTION PRICE
- This price is available to anyone with a valid Australian prescription.
- When a prescription is dispensed as a private prescription you do not receive any safety net contribution toward your PBS safety net
SAFETY NET PRICE
- If you hold a Medicare card, a valid PBS prescription and a valid Safety Net Entitlement Card you are entitled to this price.
CONCESSION PBS PRICE
- If you hold a Medicare card, a valid PBS prescription and a valid concessional benefits card (click here to see list of cards) you are entitled to this price.
- If you pay this price Chemist Warehouse’s pharmacy software will record the eligible patient contribution towards your PBS safety net for the PBS prescriptions supplied.
DISCOUNTED PBS PRICE
- If you hold a Medicare Card and a valid PBS prescription you are entitled to receive medication at this price.
- If you pay this price Chemist Warehouse’s pharmacy software will record the eligible patient contribution toward your PBS safety net for the PBS prescriptions supplied.
- Some medicines may have the word AUTHORITY REQUIRED next to the Discounted PBS Price, if this is the case you are only entitled to this price if you have an Authority Prescription
MULTIPLE PACKS
Dispensing multiple packs or multiple repeats of prescription medication
- As pharmacists we must always comply explicitly with your doctors prescribed directions this includes the quantity of the prescription goods to be supplied. Therefore the only time we can supply an increased quantity of a prescribed medicine is if the doctor prescribes that quantity for you.
AUTHORITY PRESCRIPTION
- Some PBS medications are restricted and require prior approval from Medicare before a doctor is able to prescribe them on the PBS. This prior approval to prescribe grants the doctor the Authority to prescribe the desired medicine and have it funded under the PBS.
Authority to prescribe an Authority medicine is granted for specific indications and/or for certain patient circumstances. Authority may be obtained by telephone to Medicare Australia (known as "phone approval") or in writing from an authorised delegate of the Minister for Health.
Prescriptions must be written on an Authority Prescription Form, and the approval number must be noted on the prescription. Pharmacists cannot dispense the item as a pharmaceutical benefit unless it has been approved by Medicare Australia (indicated by the presence of the approval number).
Some drugs may have Authority Required (Streamlined) status which does not require an explicit approval from Medicare, instead the doctor can use the Authority code found in the published Schedule for a given drug/indication.
But still pharmacists cannot dispense the item as a pharmaceutical benefit unless it has the necessary Authority code.
PHARMACIST ONLY MEDICINE
- This product is a Pharmacist Only Medicine and requires pharmacist advice before we can dispatch this product. You must first place the order and then contact our pharmacists within 48 hours on 1300 367 283.
The pharmacist will determine if this product is appropriate for you and if so, approve the order. In the event that you do not do this, the product will be deleted from your order and the balance of your order will be dispatched.
This is not required if you have a doctor's prescription.
S8 NOTE
- This prescription item is Schedule 8 and can only be supplied on a script from a registered doctor in Queensland.
Any prescriptions from any other state cannot be filled and will be returned in the mail.
S8 Note - This prescription item is Schedule 8 and can only be supplied on a script from a registered doctor in Queensland. Any prescriptions from any other state cannot be filled and will be returned in the mail
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Product ID: 2500616
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General Information
LIPITOR - CMI
(Parke Davis)
CONSUMER MEDICINE INFORMATION
What is in this leaflet?
The name of your medicine is Lipitor. It contains the active ingredient called atorvastatin.
This leaflet answers some of the more common questions about Lipitor. It does not contain all of the available information. It does
not take the place of talking to your doctor or pharmacist.
All medicines have benefits or risks. Your doctor has weighed the risks of you taking Lipitor against the benefits he/she expect it
will have for you.
If you have any concerns about taking this medicine, ask your doctor or pharmacist.
Keep this information with your medicine.
You may want to read it again later.
What Lipitor is used for
Lipitor belongs to a group of medicines called HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors and is used to lower high cholesterol.
Everyone has cholesterol in their blood. It is a type of blood fat needed by the body for things such as building cell walls, making
bile acids (which help to digest food) and some hormones. However, too much cholesterol can be a problem.
Cholesterol is present in many foods and is also made in your body by the liver. If your body makes too much cholesterol or you
take too much cholesterol in your diet, then your level becomes too high.
A problem is more likely to occur with certain diseases or if you have a family history of high cholesterol.
There are different types of cholesterol. LDL is the 'bad' cholesterol that can block your blood vessels. HDL cholesterol is the 'good'
cholesterol that is thought to remove the bad cholesterol from the blood vessels.
When you have high levels of 'bad' cholesterol in your blood, it may begin to 'stick' to the inside of your blood vessels instead of
being carried to the parts of the body where it is needed. Over time, this can form hard areas, also called plaque, on the walls of
your blood vessels, making it more difficult for the blood to flow. This blocking of your blood vessels can lead to several types of
blood vessel disease, heart attack, angina and stroke.
There is another type of blood fat called triglyceride which is a source of energy. However, high levels of triglyceride can be
associated with a low level of 'good' cholesterol and may increase your risk of heart disease.
In some patients, Lipitor is used to treat high cholesterol and high triglycerides together.
Lipitor does not reduce the cholesterol that comes from fat in food.
Therefore, when you are taking Lipitor, you also need to follow a low fat diet and other measures, such as exercise and weight
control.
In most people, there are no symptoms of abnormal cholesterol or triglyceride levels. Your doctor can measure your levels with a
simple blood test.
Your doctor may have prescribed Lipitor for another reason.
Ask your doctor if you have any questions about why Lipitor has been prescribed for you.
Lipitor is not addictive.
Before you take Lipitor
When you must not take it
Do not take Lipitor if:
you have an allergy to Lipitor or any of the ingredients listed at the end of this leaflet.
Some of the symptoms of allergy may include skin rash, itching, difficulty breathing, swelling of the face
you are pregnant or breastfeeding
Your baby may absorb this medicine in the womb or from breast milk and therefore there is a possibility of harm to the baby.
you have active liver disease
you have had muscle pain, tenderness or weakness from other medicines used to treat high cholesterol or triglycerides
the packaging is torn or shows signs of tampering
the expiry date on the pack has passed.
If you take this medicine after the expiry date has passed, it may not work or it may make you unwell.
If you are not sure whether to start taking Lipitor, talk to your doctor.
Before you start to take it
You must tell your doctor:
If you intend to become pregnant or plan