Atorvastatin
A prescription statin used to lower cholesterol and reduce cardiovascular risk.
What it is
Atorvastatin is an HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor (statin). Its FDA label states it is indicated "to reduce the risk of: Myocardial infarction (MI), stroke, revascularization procedures, and angina in adults with multiple risk factors for coronary heart disease (CHD) but without clinically evident CHD," among other uses.
How it is commonly taken
The FDA label states: "The recommended starting dosage of atorvastatin calcium is 10 mg to 20 mg once daily."
Known interaction categories
- Insufficient evidence
- Monitor
- Use caution
- Informational
Published interaction pages on this site
Use caution (1)
Monitor (3)
Informational (2)
Insufficient evidence (29)
- Atorvastatin and AshwagandhaInsufficient evidence
- Atorvastatin and AspirinInsufficient evidence
- Atorvastatin and CaffeineInsufficient evidence
- Atorvastatin and CalciumInsufficient evidence
- Atorvastatin and CiprofloxacinInsufficient evidence
- Atorvastatin and CopperInsufficient evidence
- Atorvastatin and CreatineInsufficient evidence
- Atorvastatin and DoxycyclineInsufficient evidence
- Atorvastatin and EscitalopramInsufficient evidence
- Atorvastatin and Folate / Folic AcidInsufficient evidence
- Atorvastatin and IbuprofenInsufficient evidence
- Atorvastatin and IronInsufficient evidence
- Atorvastatin and LevothyroxineInsufficient evidence
- Atorvastatin and LisinoprilInsufficient evidence
- Atorvastatin and LosartanInsufficient evidence
- Atorvastatin and MagnesiumInsufficient evidence
- Atorvastatin and MelatoninInsufficient evidence
- Atorvastatin and MetforminInsufficient evidence
- Atorvastatin and OmeprazoleInsufficient evidence
- Atorvastatin and PotassiumInsufficient evidence
- Atorvastatin and ProbioticsInsufficient evidence
- Atorvastatin and SertralineInsufficient evidence
- Atorvastatin and SpironolactoneInsufficient evidence
- Atorvastatin and TurmericInsufficient evidence
- Atorvastatin and Vitamin B12Insufficient evidence
- Atorvastatin and Vitamin DInsufficient evidence
- Atorvastatin and Vitamin EInsufficient evidence
- Atorvastatin and Vitamin KInsufficient evidence
- Atorvastatin and ZincInsufficient evidence
Sources
Last reviewed 2026-08-22
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