New Results Build on Previous Data that Lipitor is the Only Statin to Show an Impact in Head-To-Head Imaging Trials Separate Analysis Shows Lipitor Cuts the Risk of Coronary Events by Half in ...

Orlando, FL - Intensive lipid-lowering treatment with atorvastatin (Lipitor ®, Pfizer) 80 mg daily completely halted the progression of atherosclerosis, whereas a moderate lipid-lowering regimen of ...

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 ...

NEW ORLEANS, LA—Hospitalizations for congestive heart failure (CHF) occurred more frequently among patients with lower baseline and 1-year estimated glomerular filtration rates (eGFR), according to ...

Greater Drop in LDL Seen With Atorvastatin + PCSK9 Antibody Addition of the fully human serum proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin 9 monoclonal antibody, SAR236553, to atorvastatin is associated ...

Lipitor is indicated as an adjunct to diet for reduction of elevated total cholesterol total-C, LDL-cholesterol LDL-C, apolipoprotein B, and triglycerides in adults, adolescents and children aged 10 ...

It is now widely accepted that high LDL cholesterol is a risk factor for heart disease. Furthermore, landmark studies such as the Lipid Research Clinics Coronary Primary Prevention Trial (LRC-CPPT) ...

In a head-to-head test of two popular cholesterol-lowering statin drugs — Lipitor and Crestor — both medications worked equally well. Lipitor (atorvastatin) and Crestor (rosuvastatin) both effectively ...

Atorvastatin interacts with several medications, including certain antibiotics, birth control pills, and other cholesterol-lowering drugs like niacin. These interactions can increase the risk of ...

(NEXSTAR) – Over 141,000 bottles of cholesterol medication have been recalled due to “failed dissolution specifications,” suggesting that the drugs did not pass a solubility test, or failed to ...