Conclusion: Our results indicated that patients with hypercholesterolaemia on simvastatin 20 or 40mg who are switched to a milligram-equivalent dose of atorvastatin, will reach significantly lower ...

Dear H.W.: Adverse effects from medications can be due to a pharmacological effect or from an expectation that the drug will ...

Atorvastatin is more effective in lowering cholesterol, as it has been shown in clinical studies to reduce LDL levels more than simvastatin. When atorvastatin is dosed at 40–80 mg once a day, it is ...

I am a 74-year-old woman who has been on 40 mg of atorvastatin for years. During the past year or two, I started feeling ...

I am a 74-year-old woman who has been on 40 mg of atorvastatin for years. During the past year or two, I started feeling tired all the time.

I am a 74-year-old woman who has been on 40 mg of atorvastatin for years. During the past year or two, I started feeling tired all the time.

It is unclear whether primary prevention strategies for CVD are effective in high grade inflammatory conditions such as RA. Objectives TRACE RA was designed to address the hypothesis that atorvastatin ...

Hypothesis: Treatment with atorvastatin 80 mg daily would reduce the risk of fatal or nonfatal stroke among patients with a history of stroke or TIA. Drugs/Procedures Used: Patients were ...

DEAR DR ROACH: I am a 74-year-old woman who has been on 40 mg of atorvastatin for years. During the past year or two, I ...

JJ is a 75-year-old man who presents to the office after his wife made an appointment for him this morning for evaluation of ...

Data sources Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) comparing high-intensity statin therapy (atorvastatin 80 mg or rosuvastatin 20/40 mg) with moderate/mild statin treatment or placebo were derived from ...