DRUG NAME CLASSIFICATION MECHANISM OF INDICATION CONTRAINDICATION ADVERSE NURSING

ACTION REACTION RESPONSIBILITIES

GENERIC NAME HMG-CoA Atorvastatin acts 
Atorvastatin is indicated Atorvastatin is  Diarrhea, upset -Do not crush,
Atorvastatin reductase primarily in the for the treatment of contraindicated in stomach, dissolve, or divide
inhibitors liver, where several types of patients with active muscle and atorvastatin.
BRAND NAME (statins) decreased dyslipidemias, including hepatic disease joint pain, and -Determine the
Caduet, Lipitor, hepatic primary hyperlipidemia (including changes in goal of therapy in
Lypqozet cholesterol and mixed dyslipidemia cholestasis, hepatic some blood starting
concentrations in adults, encephalopathy, tests. atorvastatin.
ACTUAL stimulate the hypertriglyceridemia, hepatitis, and
-Monitor serum
DOSAGE, upregulation of primary jaundice) or
lipid levels
ROUTE, hepatic low- dysbetalipoproteinemia, unexplained
regularly.
FREQUENCY density homozygous familial persistent
10 or 20 lipoprotein (LDL) hypercholesterolemia, elevations in serum -Evaluate the
milligrams (mg) receptors, which and heterozygous aminotransferase patient's
orally once a increases familial concentrations. response to
day. hepatic uptake hypercholesterolemia in atorvastatin.
of LDL. adolescent patients -For muscle pain,
with failed dietary administer pain
modifications. medications as
ordered.