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Atorvastatin + Vitamin B3(Nicotinic Acid)

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Atorvastatin + Vitamin B3(Nicotinic Acid) Uses

Atorvastatin+Vitamin B3(Nicotinic Acid) is used in the treatment of high cholesterol.

How Atorvastatin + Vitamin B3(Nicotinic Acid) works

Atorvastatin + Vitamin B3(Nicotinic Acid) is a combination of two medicines: Atorvastatin and Vitamin B3(Nicotinic Acid) which treat high cholesterol. Atorvastatin is a lipid-lowering medication (statin). It works by blocking an enzyme (HMG-CoA-reductase) that is required in the body to make cholesterol. It thus lowers "bad" cholesterol (LDL), triglycerides and raises "good" cholesterol (HDL). Vitamin B3(Nicotinic Acid) is a form of vitamin B which further raises the levels of "good cholesterol" (HDL).

Common side effects of Atorvastatin + Vitamin B3(Nicotinic Acid)

Nausea1a, Constipation, Stomach pain, Muscle pain, Weakness, Dizziness, Headache, Flushing of skin, Itching, Increased glucose level in blood
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