Atorvastatin is contraindicated in patients: Hypersensitivity to any of the ingredients of the medication; Active liver disease or unexplained persistent elevations of serum transaminases exceeding three times the upper limit of normal; Pregnant, breast-feeding or women of child-bearing potential who are not using adequate contraceptive measures.
Atorvastatin should be administered to women of childbearing age only when such patients are highly unlikely to conceive and have been informed on the potential hazard to the fetus.