If your doctor prescribes cholesterol-lowering medication, be sure you know the answers to the following questions before leaving your doctor's office:
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How much should you take?
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How often should you take it?
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What time of day should it be taken?
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How should you take it? (With food, etc.)
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What other drugs cannot be taken at the same time?
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What are the possible side effects? (And let your doctor know if you have any.)
Review Date:
10/31/2006
Reviewed By:
Alan Greene, M.D., F.A.A.P., Department of Pediatrics, Packard Children's Hospital, Stanford University School of Medicine; Chief Medical Officer, A.D.A.M., Inc.
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