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Athorvostatin side effects

Aggregated from 6 medical sources. Not medical advice. Always consult a healthcare professional.

97 side effects

Side effectFrequencyNational Institutes of Health (NCBI)MedlinePlusMayo ClinicWebMDDrugs.comNHS
NauseacommonNauseanauseanauseanausea or upset stomachNauseaNausea
HeadachecommonHeadacheHeadacheHeadaches
DiarrheacommonDiarrheadiarrheadiarrheaDiarrheadiarrheaDiarrhoea
Muscle painMuscle achesmuscle aches or weaknessmuscle cramps, pain, stiffness, swelling, or weaknessMuscle spasms or painmuscle painmuscle pain
Joint paincommonArthralgiajoint painjoint painJoint painjoint pain
InsomniacommonInsomniatrouble sleepingtrouble sleeping
Urinary tract infectioncommonUrinary tract infectionpainful or difficult urinationKidney or bladder infectionpainful or difficult urination
Pain in extremitiescommonPain in extremitiesPain in your arms and legs
MyopathyMyopathies
RhabdomyolysisrareRhabdomyolysis
Diabetes mellitusDiabetes mellitus
Abnormalities in liver function testsAbnormalities in liver function testsLiver problems
Muscle weaknessMuscle weaknessmuscle aches or weaknessmuscle cramps, pain, stiffness, swelling, or weaknessWeaknesslack or loss of strength
Acute kidney injuryAcute kidney injury
DeathDeath
Immune-mediated necrotizing myopathyImmune-mediated necrotizing myopathy
HyperkalemiaHyperkalemia
Statin-associated autoimmune myopathyStatin-associated autoimmune myopathy
Statin-associated immune-mediated necrotizing myopathyStatin-associated immune-mediated necrotizing myopathy
Liver diseaserareliver diseaseLiver damage
Heartburnheartburnheartburn, indigestion, or stomach discomfortheartburn, indigestion, or stomach discomfortIndigestion
Forgetfulness or memory lossforgetfulness or memory loss
Confusionconfusion
Rashrash, itching, hiveshives, itching, skin rashItching or skin rashskin rash
Itchingrash, itching, hiveshives, itching, skin rashItching or skin rash
Hivesrarerash, itching, hiveshives, itching, skin rashHives
Chest painchest painchest pain
Chest tightnessChest tightness
Coughrarecough
Difficulty with swallowingdifficulty with swallowingswallowing problems
DizzinessdizzinessDizziness
Fast heartbeatfast heartbeatRacing heart
FeverrarefeverFeverfever
Puffiness or swelling of the eyelids or around the eyes, face, lips, or tonguepuffiness or swelling of the eyelids or around the eyes, face, lips, or tongue
Unusual tiredness or weaknessunusual tiredness or weaknessgeneral feeling of tiredness or weakness
Black, tarry stoolsBlack, tarry stoolsblack, tarry stools
Blistering, peeling, or loosening of the skinblistering, peeling, or loosening of the skinBlisters on the skin
Bloody or cloudy urinebloody or cloudy urinebloody or cloudy urine
Chillschills
Dark-colored urinedark-colored urineDark-colored urinedark-colored urine
Fruit-like breath odorfruit-like breath odorfruit-like breath odor
Large, hive-like swelling on the face, eyelids, lips, tongue, throat, hands, legs, feet, or sex organslarge, hive-like swelling on the face, eyelids, lips, tongue, throat, hands, legs, feet, or sex organs
Loss of bladder controlloss of bladder controlloss of bladder control
Red skin lesions, often with a purple center sorered skin lesions, often with a purple center sore
Red, irritated eyesred, irritated eyesRed, painful, watery eyes
Slurred speechslurred speechslurred speech
Sore throatcommonsore throatsore throatSore throatsore throatSore throat
Sores, ulcers, or white spots in the mouth or on the lipssores, ulcers, or white spots in the mouth or on the lips
Unable to move or feel faceunable to move or feel faceunable to move or feel face
Hoarsenesshoarsenesshoarseness
Lower back or side painlower back or side painlower back or side pain
Pain or tenderness around the eyes and cheekbonespain or tenderness around the eyes and cheekbonespain or tenderness around the eyes and cheekbones
Painful or difficult urinationpainful or difficult urinationpainful or difficult urination
Stuffy or runny nosecommonstuffy or runny noseStuffy or runny nosestuffy or runny nose
Back painBack painBack pain
Belching or excessive gasbelching or excessive gasbelching or excessive gasFlatulence
ConstipationConstipationConstipationConstipation
General feeling of discomfort or illnessgeneral feeling of discomfort or illnessGeneral ill feelinggeneral feeling of discomfort or illness
Lack or loss of strengthlack or loss of strength
Loss of appetiteloss of appetiteloss of appetite
Shiveringshiveringshivering
Sweatingsweatingsweating
Trouble sleepingtrouble sleepingtrouble sleeping
VomitinguncommonvomitingNausea or vomitingVomiting
Appetite increasedappetite increased
Bloody nosebloody nosebloody noseNosebleeds
Blurred visionuncommonblurred visionblurred vision
Continuing ringing or buzzing or other unexplained noise in the earscontinuing ringing or buzzing or other unexplained noise in the earscontinuing ringing or buzzing or other unexplained noise in the ears
Difficulty seeing at nightdifficulty seeing at nightdifficulty seeing at night
Excessive muscle tone or tensionexcessive muscle tone or tensionexcessive muscle tone or tension
Groin or scrotum paingroin or scrotum paingroin or scrotum pain
Inability to have or keep an erectioninability to have or keep an erectioninability to have or keep an erection
Increased body movementsincreased body movements
Increased sensitivity of the eyes to lightincreased sensitivity of the eyes to light
Increased sensitivity to touch or painincreased sensitivity to touch or pain
Increased thirstincreased thirst
Increased urinationincreased urination
Loss of sexual ability, drive, or desireloss of sexual ability, drive, or desire
Menstrual bleeding occurring earlier or lasting longer than usualmenstrual bleeding occurring earlier or lasting longer than usual
Mental depressionmental depression
Nervousnessnervousness
Nightmaresnightmares
Pale skinpale skin
Paranoiaparanoia
Pinpoint red spots on the skinpinpoint red spots on the skin
Swollen or tender lymph glands in the neck, armpit, or groinswollen or tender lymph glands in the neck, armpit, or groin
Unusual bleeding or bruisingunusual bleeding or bruising
IndigestioncommonDyspepsiaIndigestion
NosebleedsNosebleeds
Cold-like symptomsCold-like symptoms
FlatulenceFlatulence
Acute pancreatitisacute pancreatitis
Lung diseaselung disease
Myasthenia gravismyasthenia gravis
AnaphylaxisrareSevere allergic reactionsanaphylaxis
Breathing problemsBreathing problemsbreathing problems
Swallowing problemsswallowing problems

6 additional sourcesdidn't return structured side-effect data: GoodRx, Ubie Health, Healthline, Lannett Company, SingleCare, Lipitor.com.

Demographic risk groups

GroupRiskSources
Older patientsincreased risk of myopathiesNational Institutes of Health (NCBI)
Patients with impaired renal functionincreased risk of rhabdomyolysisNational Institutes of Health (NCBI)
Pregnant womenharm to unborn babyNational Institutes of Health (NCBI), WebMD, Drugs.com
Patients aged 65 and olderIncreased risk of myopathy and rhabdomyolysisNational Institutes of Health (NCBI)
Patients with hypothyroidismIncreased risk of myopathy and rhabdomyolysisNational Institutes of Health (NCBI)
Patients with renal impairmentIncreased risk of myopathy and rhabdomyolysisNational Institutes of Health (NCBI), Drugs.com
Female patients of childbearing ageRisk to fetus if pregnantNational Institutes of Health (NCBI)
Pregnant or nursing female patientsContraindicatedNational Institutes of Health (NCBI)
Pediatric populationrequire careful monitoring due to rare but serious risksNational Institutes of Health (NCBI)
Adolescentsat increased risk of fatalities following intentional overdoseNational Institutes of Health (NCBI)
pregnantharm the fetusMedlinePlus
breastfeedingshould not breastfeedMedlinePlus
65 years of age or olderunknownMedlinePlus
liver diseasemay not take atorvastatinMedlinePlus
childrenShould not try gargling with warm, salty waterMedlinePlus, WebMD, NHS
People with muscle problemsHigher risk of myopathy or rhabdomyolysisWebMD
people age 65 years and oldergreater risk for some side effectsWebMD
breastfeeding womenunknownWebMD
People who drink a lot of alcoholIncreased chance of side effectsNHS
People taking the combined contraceptive pill or progestogen-only pillContraception may not protect from pregnancyNHS
people with black or brown skindifficulty noticing skin color changesNHS

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