Medically reviewed by Femi Aremu, PharmD Zocor (simvastatin) and Lipitor (atorvastatin) are both statin drugs, which are ...

It was founded by Lipitor (atorvastatin calcium) codiscoverer Roger Newton, after his ideas for using synthetic high-density lipoprotein (HDL) derivatives as biopharmaceuticals were rejected by ...

When the full patent for Pfizer's drug Lipitor (atorvastatin) expires in June 2011, the price could drop by 75%, from $3 to $1 a day. Currently the highest grossing drug in the world, Lipitor ...

Cholesterol-lowering statins such as Lipitor (atorvastatin) and Crestor (rosuvastatin calcium) are among the most widely ...

Rheumatoid arthritis is a disease that causes the immune system, which normally fights infection, to attack healthy joints.

For example, Crestor (rosuvastatin) and Lipitor (atorvastatin) are the most potent statins and the most effective in reducing cholesterol. Altoprev (lovastatin) and Pravachol (pravastatin ...

To meet predefined lowdensity lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-C) target levels, atorvastatin dosages were increased to 20mg or 40mg once daily after 8 and 16 weeks, respectively. Results: After 52 ...

However, the statins differ in their strength and ability to reduce LDL cholesterol at various doses. For example, rosuvastatin (Crestor) and atorvastatin (Lipitor) are the most potent of the ...

Statin use is associated with an increased prevalence of microalbuminuria. Atorvastatin use is also related to a higher frequency of abnormally high UAE when compared with those patients taking ...