What Is Atorvastatin
Clinical trial: Effects of PPAR alpha and atorvastatin in treating high cholesterol
October 02, 2008
Expert & Community Posts
The Demise of a New Cholesterol Drug
By Dr. Kang , Health Expert...people. People were either given torcetrapib with atorvastatin (aka, Lipitor – a statin... Read more »
Grapefruit juice and cholesterol medication
By Dr. Kang , Health Expert...lovastatin, pravastatin, simvastatin, fluvastatin, atorvastatin, and rosuvastatin. Although... Read more »
Cholesterol Education Month: Fiber and Cholesterol
By Dr. Kang , Health Expert...amount of fiber can diminish the effect of Lipitor (atorvastatin) in reducing cholesterol... Read more »
Get the Most out of Your Cholesterol Medication
By Dr. Larry Weinrauch , Health Expert...from 20 to 40 mg daily to a dose of 10 mg daily, atorvastatin (Lipitor) from 10 or 20 mg to 5... Read more »
Me-too and me-three drugs
By Dr. Bill Quick , Health Expert...on the market when Parke-Davis released Lipitor (atorvastatin) to a less-than-rousing reception... Read more »
Health Guide
Type 2 Diabetes: Highlights
...below 70 mg/dL, recommends the American Diabetes Association.A 2006 study suggested that high-dose atorvastatin (Lipitor) therapy may help these patients reduce their risk of heart attack and... Read more »Cholesterol Treatment and Drugs
...beneficial than standard statin therapy in patients with existing heart disease. The Pravastatin or Atorvastatin Evaluation and Infection Trial (PROVE-IT) and the Reversal of Atherosclerosis with... Read more »High Blood Pressure: Classes of Medications
...treat high blood pressure and high cholesterol. Caduet is a fixed-dose combination of amlodipine and atorvastatin.Side Effects:Swelling in the feetConstipationFatigueErectile... Read more »Type 1 Diabetes
...levels below 70 mg/dL for these patients.Statins are the best cholesterol-lowering drugs. They include atorvastatin (Lipitor), lovastatin (Mevacor and generics), pravastatin (Pravachol),... Read more »Gallstones and Gallbladder Disease: Prevention
...and include lovastatin (Mevacor), pravastatin (Pravachol), simvastatin (Zocor), fluvastatin (Lescol), atorvastatin (Lipitor), and rosuvastatin (Crestor). Most evidence, however, has found no... Read more »Images
Medications
Atorvastatin is used along with a proper diet to help lower "bad" cholesterol and fats (e.g., LDL,... Read more »
Atorvastatin is used along with a proper diet to help lower "bad" cholesterol and fats (e.g., LDL,... Read more »
This product contains 2 medications, amlodipine and atorvastatin. Amlodipine is a calcium channel... Read more »
This product contains 2 medications, amlodipine and atorvastatin. Amlodipine is a calcium channel... Read more »
Atorvastatin is used along with a proper diet to help lower "bad" cholesterol and fats (e.g., LDL,... Read more »
Related News
Cholesterol Drugs May Protect Memory
August 07, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Drugs commonly used to fight cholesterol may also ward off dementia and memory loss. A new study shows those who take statins... Read summary »
Treatment may reduce stroke damage
October 02, 2008Canadian researchers have developed a combination therapy that may reduce the risk of brain damage from a stroke. The therapy includes atorvastatin... Read summary »
Clinical trial: comparison of torcetrapib/atorvastatin to simvastatin in treating high cholesterol
October 02, 2008Pfizer Inc. is currently sponsoring a study to compare the effectiveness of torcetrapib/atorvastatin to simvastatin (Zocor) in patients with high... Read summary »
Pfizer reviews Lipitor studies, says side effects are infrequent
October 02, 2008A Pfizer medical doctor recently presented the results of her review of 50 clinical trials. Her analysis shows that atorvastatin (Lipitor) was... Read summary »
Clinical trial: Effects of atorvastatin on multiple sclerosis precursor
October 02, 2008The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases is conducting a clinical trial to see if atorvastatin (Lipitor) can decrease or delay the... Read summary »
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