Nearly a third of all adults in the United States take medications to lower their cholesterol. In adults over age 75, that statistic increases to nearly 50%.8 Combining alcohol with cholesterol medications can cause liver damage, flushing, itching, and stomach bleeding.
Talk with a doctor before combining alcohol with any cholesterol-lowering medication, including the following:
- Crestor (rosuvastatin)
- Lipitor (atorvastatin)
- Zocor (simvastatin)
- Altoprev, Mevacor, and Altocor (lovastatin)
- Vytorin (ezetimibe and simvastatin)
- Niaspan (niacin)
- Pravachol and Pravigard (pravastatin)
