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LIPITOR

ABOUT LIPITOR

Lipitor is a prescription (處方) medicine. Along with diet and exercise, it lowers “bad” cholesterol (膽固醇) in your blood. It can also raise “good” cholesterol.

Lipitor can lower the risk of heart attack in patients with several common risk factors, including family history of early heart disease, high blood pressure, age and smoking .

WHO IS LIPITOR FOR?

Who can take LIPITOR:

?People who cannot lower their cholesterol enough with diet and exercise

?Adults and children over l0

Who should NOT take LIPITOR:

?Women who are pregnant, may be pregnant, or may become pregnant. Lipitor may harm your unborn baby.

?women who are breast-feeding. Lipitor can pass into your breast milk and may harm your baby.

?People with liver (肝臟) problems

POSSIBLE SIDE EFFECTS OF LIPITOR

Serious side effects in a small number of people:

?Muscle (肌肉) problems that can lead to kidney (腎臟) problems, including kidney failure

?Liver problems. Your doctor may do blood tests to check your liver before you start Lipitor and while you are taking it.

Call your doctor right away if you have:

?Unexplained muscle pain or weakness, especially if you have a fever or feel very fired

?Swelling of the face, lips, tongue, and/or throat that may cause difficulty in breathing or swallowing

?Stomach pain

Some common side effects of LIPITOR are:

?Muscle pain

?Upset stomach

?Changes in some blood tests

HOW TO TAKE LIPITOR

DO:

?Take Lipitor as prescribed by your doctor.

?Try to eat heart-healthy foods while you take Lipitor.

?Take Lipitor at any time of day, with or without food.

?If you miss a dose (一劑), take it as soon as you remember. But if it has been more than 12 hours since your missed dose, wait. Take the next dose at your regular time.

Don’t:

?Do not change or stop your dose before talking to your doctor.

?Do not start new medicines before talking to your doctor.

1.What is a major function of Lipitor?

A. To help quit smoking. B. To control blood pressure.

C. To improve unhealthy diet. D. To lower “bad” cholesterol.

2.Taking Lipitor is helpful for _________.

A. breast-feeding women

B. women who are pregnant

C. adults having heart disease

D. teenagers with liver problems

3.If it has been over 12 hours since you missed a dose, you should _________.

A. change the amount of your next dose

B. eat more when taking your next dose

C. have a dose as soon as you remember

D. take the next dose at your regular time

4.Which of the following is a common side effect of taking Lipitor?

A. Face swelling. B. Upset stomach.

C. Kidney failure.D. Muscle weakness.

 

Answer 1

1.D

2.C

3.D

4.B

【解析】

試題分析: 本文為藥品說明，主要介紹了藥品Lipitor的作用、適用人群、副作用及服藥的相關注意事項

1. 細節(jié)理解題。由Along with diet and exercise，it lowers “bad，’cholesterol(膽固醇)in your blood可知為伴隨飲食和鍛煉，可以降低血液里不利的膽固醇，故選D項。

2.細節(jié)理解題。由Lipitor can lower the risk of heart attack in patients with several common risk factors可知這種藥可以降低具有普通危險因素的病人受心臟病打擊的幾率，故選C項。

3. 細節(jié)理解題。由But if it has been more than12 hours since your missed dose，wait．Take the next dose at your regular time．可知如果你耽誤吃藥超過了十二個小時，那就按你平時吃藥的規(guī)律等下次該吃的時候再吃，故選D項。

4.細節(jié)理解題。由Some common side effects of LIPITOR are： Muscle pain　Upset stomach Changes in some blood tests可知這種藥的一些常見的副作用有：肌肉疼痛，胃痙攣等，故選B項。

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