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I was just placed on lipitor (atorvastatin) & fish oil for high cholestoral. why the fish oil?
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Helpful: Adding fish oil is "the icing on the cake" it is sometimes used as an adjunct to help control hyperlipidemia along with medicines like lipitor (atorvastatin).
Answered 2/3/2014
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