Can A Person With HIV Take Lipitor

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Lipitor and HIV

I found this site after searching on Google for Lipitor Side effects. Now my question(s) are:What has Lipitor got to do with HIV?If I am experiencing muscle pain, is it more harmful to stop taking Lipitor, or less harmfullThanksMalcolm...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

There has been some data suggesting that Lipitor may have a direct effect on HIV but that has not been confirmed by follow-up studies to date. Lipitor can cause muscle damage not related to HIV which can be aggravated by its interaction with... Read more »

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