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HomeHealth QueryPulmonology/ Respiratory MedicineMy mom's been on atorva for the past couple of yea...
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  • 22/01/2025

My mom's been on atorva for the past couple of years, but she's recently started having this weird dry cough that we can't really explain. Could this be a side effect of atorva? I've read that it might lead to interstitial lung disease or something like that. She's 53, by the way. Could that be related?

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