What Is Lipitor Medicine
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October 03, 2008
Expert & Community Posts
Which Drug Is Which? Who Decides?
By Kathleen MacNaughton , Health Expert...Pfizer withdrew advertising they'd been running for Lipitor involving a Dr. Robert Jarvik.... Read more »
The Demise of a New Cholesterol Drug
By Dr. Kang , Health Expert...either given torcetrapib with atorvastatin (aka, Lipitor – a statin medicine) or just... Read more »
Natural Treatment Options for Lowering Cholesterol
By Glenn Gandelman, MD, MPH , Health Expert...similar to other drugs known as statins, such as Lipitor and Zocor. Because of this similarity,... Read more »
Drug ads influence drug prescription rate
By Dr. Kang , Health Expert...of over 1 million dollars to be a spokesperson for Lipitor. Since then, he has appeared in... Read more »
Do Statins Lower Your IQ?
By Dr. Kang , Health Expert...person’s memory became quite poor when started on Lipitor, quickly returned to normal once the... Read more »
Health Guide
Lowering Cholesterol for Patients
...liver problems have been reported in some cases. Currently available statins include atorvastatin (Lipitor), fluvastatin (Lescol), lovastatin (Mevacor), pravastatin (Pravachol), rosuvastatin... Read more »Cholesterol Treatment and Drugs
...effectiveness and good safety record.Synthetic statins include fluvastatin (Lescol) and atorvastatin (Lipitor). Studies using atorvastatin suggest they may reduce LDL more effectively than natural... Read more »Type 1 Diabetes
...mg/dL for these patients.Statins are the best cholesterol-lowering drugs. They include atorvastatin (Lipitor), lovastatin (Mevacor and generics), pravastatin (Pravachol), simvastatin (Zocor and... Read more »High Blood Pressure: Classes of Medications
...lovastatin (Mevacor), pravastatin (Pravachol), simvastatin (Zocor), fluvastatin (Lescol), atorvastatin (Lipitor), and rosuvastatin (Crestor). In an important 2002 study, patients with high blood... Read more »Multiple Sclerosis: Drug Treatment
...with neurologic conditions, including multiple sclerosis. In one 2002 study, the statin atorvastatin (Lipitor) improved MS symptoms in mice. Other statins include lovastatin (Mevacor), pravastatin... Read more »Images
Medications
...moisture. Do not store in the bathroom. Keep all medicines away from children and pets. Do not... Read more »
...them. Do not start, stop, or change the dosage of any medicine before checking with your doctor... Read more »
...response to treatment, and use of certain interacting medicines. Many of the drugs listed in the... Read more »
Related News
Australia sees jump in claims of Lipitor-related memory loss
October 02, 2008Reports of memory loss from people taking the cholesterol-lowering drug Lipitor have jumped in Australia, with 32 of the 52 total reported cases in... Read summary »
Congress investigates Lipitor ads
October 03, 2008Some members of Congress have called for an investigation of some advertisements for the cholesterol med Lipitor that feature Dr. Robert Jarvik, the... Read summary »
Lipitor, Celebrex may fight prostate cancer
October 03, 2008Scientists have found that the cholesterol-lowering drug Lipitor and the painkiller Celebrex may help control prostate cancer. Researchers say the... Read summary »
Taking statins may reveal undiagnosed muscle diseases
October 02, 2008A study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine has found that taking statins like Lipitor and Crestor may trigger underlying muscle... Read summary »
Lipitor combo drug raises good cholesterol--and blood pressure
October 02, 2008New clinical trials for torcetrapib, a drug designed to raise HDL ("good") cholesterol, have found that the medication raises blood pressure. The... Read summary »
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