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Is atrovastatin has any rule in treatment of pneumonia ?!
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No: None at all. It's used to lower cholesterol.
Answered 12/31/2022
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Prevent, not treat: Some studies (http://thorax.Bmj.Com/content/61/11/957.Full) suggest that diabetics taking Atorvastatin have a lower risk for pneumonia. So perhaps you can "prevent" infection but once you have bacterial pneumonia, you need antibiotics to treat it. Of course, your doc might have you continue taking Atorvastatin to continue lowering cholesterol & risk for heart disease, even while taking antibiotic.
Answered 6/24/2014
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