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How long should you take Lipitor for liver disease? Lipitor (atorvastatin) is a statin medication prescribed for high cholesterol, not for liver disease. Doctors do not use it to treat liver disease. How does Lipitor affect the liver? Lipitor raises the risk of liver enzyme elevations and can cause liver injury in rare cases. Patients on Lipitor typically receive regular blood tests to monitor liver function. Elevated enzymes may lead doctors to reduce the dose or stop the drug altogether. What happens if you take Lipitor when you already have liver disease? Patients with active liver disease or unexplained persistent elevations in liver enzymes should not start Lipitor. Those with mild or compensated cirrhosis may receive it only under strict medical supervision. Why are companies challenging this patent? This question has no relevance here because Lipitor's composition-of-matter patent expired in 2011.
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