The Atorvastatin and Amlodipine in Patients With Elevated Lipids and Hypertension (AVALON) study has demonstrated that amlodipine 5 mg administered once daily in combination with atorvastatin 10 mg is ...

Among several beneficial cardiovascular actions of statins, experimental studies have suggested that statins may also induce a mild blood pressure (BP) reduction. However, clinical data were ...

Ezetimibe/simvastatin: 10/10 mg, 10/20 mg, 10/40 mg, and 10/80 mg. Atorvastatin: 10 mg, 20 mg, 40 mg, and 80 mg. The primary end point of the study was the percent change from baseline to the end of ...

Zocor (simvastatin) and Lipitor (atorvastatin) are both statin drugs, which are medications used to lower cholesterol levels in the blood. Statins primarily work by inhibiting the enzyme HMG-CoA ...

Lipitor Receives FDA Approval for Five New Indications in Patients With Heart Disease NEW YORK, March 7 -- Pfizer announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved ...

The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has released the recalculated ceiling price of cholesterol lowering drug atorvastatin 10 mg as per the instructions of the review authority under ...

DALLAS, April 29 – Combining a new drug that impairs cholesterol absorption in the gut with a drug that impedes cholesterol production in the liver may deliver a one-two punch to lower bad cholesterol ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I’m a 71-year-old male in reasonably good health. At a recent routine checkup, my primary-care physician suggested I consider taking Lipitor 10 mg. My total cholesterol is in the ...

Statins are effective at lowering cholesterol and protecting against a heart attack and stroke, although they may lead to side effects for some people. A study has ...

For Immediate Release WHITEHOUSE STATION and KENILWORTH, N.J., Oct. 28, 2004 -- Results from a new clinical trial conducted in 1,902 patients with high cholesterol showed that VYTORIN TM ...